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Dimensions Associated with Assessments of Sex Offender Recidivism Risk

University of Wisconsin at Madison

Dennis M. Doren

Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Center

David Thornton

Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Center

This research explored empirical dimensions of sex offender recidivism risk. Study 1 portrayed descriptive statistics and factor structure information concerning actuarial risk instruments and diagnoses derived from a sample of sex offenders being evaluated for civil commitment in Wisconsin. Study 2 used a sample from England and Wales to analyze the relationships between individual risk factors commonly found as items within actuarial scales. Factor structure results from Study 2 conceptually overlapped those found in the first sample, and variables developed from this factor structure predicted sexual reconviction as well. Results from these two studies are discussed in terms of separable components of risk for sexual recidivism and the roles those components may play in processes underlying sexual reoffense.

Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol. 29, No. 5, 569-589 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/009385402236733


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