%0 Journal Article
%T An assessment of recidivism of female sexual offenders: comparing recidivists to non-recidivists over multiple years
%J American journal of criminal justice
%D 2019
%A Vandiver, Donna M.
%A Braithwaite, Jeremy
%A Stafford, Mark C.
%V 44
%N 2
%P 211-229
%X In this study, we examine recidivism in a cohort of 471 registered, adult female sexual offenders for an average follow-up of 18.83 years. About half (52%) of the female sexual offenders were re-arrested for a subsequent offense during the follow-up period. Nine percent were re-arrested for a violent offense, and 7 % were re-arrested for a sexual offense. Recidivists for any offense, compared to non-recidivists, were younger, had more extensive criminal histories, and were more likely to have a sexual assault as an index offense. Recidivists for violent (non-sexual) offenses, compared to non-recidivists, were younger, had more extensive criminal histories, and were more likely to have a male victim for an index offense. Recidivists for sexual offenses, compared to non-recidivists, had more prior arrests for any offense, more prior arrests for alcohol/drug offenses, and were more likely to have an acquaintance victim for an index offense. These results are compared to prior studies.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group
%@ 1066-2316
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12103-018-9451-9