Citation

Coxe R, Holmes W. J. Child Sex. Abus. 2009; 18(2): 137-153.

Affiliation

raycoxe@aol.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10538710902743925

PMID

19306203

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify possible differences between high- and low-risk sex offenders. The subjects included 285 sex offenders on probation. They were evaluated with the Static-99, Abel Assessment, Raven's, and MMPI-2. A criminal history review identified the number of prior offenses and the age/sex category in the index offense. The high- and low-risk groups were compared on 26 variables: intelligence, age, criminal history, denial patterns, measured sexual interest in children, admission of sexual interests, a childhood history of sexual abuse, victim's age, and personality variables. Four variables significantly accounted for 64% of the variance: age, prior number of felonies, the Cognitive Distortion Score, and the MMPI-2 Infrequency scale score.

Language: en