@article{ref1,
title="Psychopathy, sexual deviance, and recidivism among sex offenders",
journal="Sexual abuse: a journal of research and treatment",
year="2006",
author="Olver, Mark E. and Wong, Stephen C. P.",
volume="18",
number="1",
pages="65-82",
abstract="The relationships between psychopathy, sex offender type, sexual deviance, and recidivism were examined in 156 federally incarcerated sex offenders in a 10-year follow-up study. The rapists and mixed offenders demonstrated higher psychopathy scores than did the child molesters and incest offenders (total scores and Factor 2 scores on the Psychopathy Checklist--Revised PCL-R; R. D. Hare, 2003). Factor 1 scores were approximately the same in all groups. The PCL-R was a weak predictor of sexual recidivism but consistently predicted nonsexual violent recidivism and general recidivism (mainly via Factor 2). Sexual deviance measured by a structured rating scheme predicted sexual recidivism. Sexual deviance, so rated, was a stronger predictor of sexual recidivism than psychopathy but the two interacted significantly suggesting that psychopathy could potentiate sexual recidivism. Although psychopathy was a strong positive predictor of general nonsexual recidivism, sexual deviance was inversely related, and no interaction was observed between psychopathy, sexual deviance, and nonsexual recidivism.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1079-0632",
doi="10.1007/s11194-006-9006-3",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11194-006-9006-3"
}