Sexual reconviction for sexual offenders discharged from prison in England and Wales

The sexual reconviction rate for sexual offenders discharged from prison has declined and both two and four year post-release rates are low. Levels of sexual offending are not falling per se as the number of reported sexual offences has risen yearly, but against this rise, the number of convictions/...

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Autor principal: Friendship, Caroline (Autor)
Otros Autores: Thornton, David
Tipo de documento: Electronic/Print Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2001
En: The British journal of criminology
Año: 2001, Volumen: 41, Número: 2, Páginas: 285-292
Acceso en línea: Volltext (doi)
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Sumario:The sexual reconviction rate for sexual offenders discharged from prison has declined and both two and four year post-release rates are low. Levels of sexual offending are not falling per se as the number of reported sexual offences has risen yearly, but against this rise, the number of convictions/cautions for sexual offences is falling. The probability of a reported sexual offence leading to a conviction has been halved and this is cause for concern. The theoretical implications of the low base rate of sexual reconviction for sexual offenders discharged from prison are discussed in relation to the evaluation of treatment programmes for sexual offenders in custody. New outcome measures are proposed to supplement sexual reconviction data and the reliability of these measures are discussed
ISSN:0007-0955
DOI:10.1093/bjc/41.2.285