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Prison Experience and Reoffending: Exploring the Relationship Between Prison Terms, Institutional Treatment, Infractions, and Recidivism for Sex Offenders.
- Source :
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Sexual abuse : a journal of research and treatment [Sex Abuse] 2018 Aug; Vol. 30 (5), pp. 556-575. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Dec 27. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Given that sex offenders have been found to serve longer prison terms compared with other types of violent criminals, it has been suggested that the influence of imprisonment may impact subsequent reoffending. However, institutional factors are often overlooked in risk assessment studies and very few risk assessment instruments include institutional items within their models. The current study explores prison experience explanations for recidivism among convicted sex offenders and indicates that, with respect to time served, both institutional treatment and institutional infractions demonstrate a significant impact. Findings indicate that misconduct in custody was positively associated with revocation and sexual recidivism. Moreover, longer periods of incarceration significantly increase postrelease reoffending for high-risk sex offenders. Policy implications are made regarding further modifications to risk assessment instruments that will take into account institutional risk factors.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1573-286X
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Sexual abuse : a journal of research and treatment
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28027710
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1079063216681562