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Citation

Hanson RK, Morton-Bourgon KE. J. Consult. Clin. Psychol. 2005; 73(6): 1154-1163.

Affiliation

Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada. Karl.Hanson@psepc-sppcc.gc.ca.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/0022-006X.73.6.1154

PMID

16392988

Abstract

A meta-analysis of 82 recidivism studies (1,620 findings from 29,450 sexual offenders) identified deviant sexual preferences and antisocial orientation as the major predictors of sexual recidivism for both adult and adolescent sexual offenders. Antisocial orientation was the major predictor of violent recidivism and general (any) recidivism. The review also identified some dynamic risk factors that have the potential of being useful treatment targets (e.g., sexual preoccupations, general self-regulation problems). Many of the variables commonly addressed in sex offender treatment programs (e.g., psychological distress, denial of sex crime, victim empathy, stated motivation for treatment) had little or no relationship with sexual or violent recidivism.

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