@article{ref1,
title="Understanding sexually abusive clergy as a unique offender subgroup: risk-based comparisons across the course of offending",
journal="International journal of forensic mental health",
year="2017",
author="Perillo, Anthony D. and Laake, Anniken L. W. and Calkins, Cynthia",
volume="16",
number="1",
pages="58-68",
abstract="The current study compares offending trends of sexually abusive clergy (n = 1,428) to general sex offenders (n = 2,842) on risk measure items coded across the course of offending. <br><br>RESULTS suggest significant differences on most risk-relevant variables. Clergy were particularly more likely to have male victims, V =.62, 95% CI [.58,.65], and less likely to be married, V =.59, 95% CI [.56,.63], or use force, V =.76, 95% CI [.73,.79]. The magnitude of differences remained when matched on offense factors (e.g., male child acquaintance victims). <br><br>FINDINGS suggest sexually abusive clergy are a unique subgroup differing from general sex offenders on factors associated with recidivism.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1499-9013",
doi="10.1080/14999013.2016.1236304",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14999013.2016.1236304"
}