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Citation

Gerhold CK, Browne KD, Beckett R. Aggress. Violent Behav. 2007; 12(4): 427-438.

Affiliation

Center for Forensic and Family Psychology, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT UK; Adolescent Sexual Abuser Project, Littlemore Hospital, Oxford, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.avb.2006.10.004

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The prediction of risk of sexual recidivism in adult sex offenders has been grounded on research identifying reliable markers or risk factors, the so-called static and dynamic variables. For adolescents such reliable factors in the prediction of risk of sexual recidivism have so far not been unequivocally revealed. The aim of this systematic review was to screen the available research literature for such factors. The results indicated that regarding static or historical risk variables some can be found repeatedly to be linked to sexual recidivism in adolescents such as previous offending and multiple or stranger victims. Considering dynamic variables there is much less documented evidence in the research literature possibly as a result of lack of adequate psychometric tools. Overall, regarding risk of sexual recidivism there continues to be a great need for research.

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