RT Article
T1 Comparing Women’s and Men’s Sexual Offending Using a Statewide Incarcerated Sample: A Two-Study Design
JF Journal of interpersonal violence
VO 36
IS 7/8
SP 3093
OP 3116
A1 Comartin, Erin B.
A2 Burgess-Proctor, Amanda
A2 Kubiak, Sheryl
A2 Bender, Kimberly
A2 Kernsmith, Poco
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1751682919
AB This study identifies the characteristics that distinguish between women’s and men’s sexual offending. We compare women and men currently incarcerated for a sex offense in one state using two data sources: administrative data on sex offenders in the state prison (N = 9,235) and subsample surveys (n = 129). Bivariate and logistic regressions were used in these analyses. Women account for a small proportion (1.1%, N = 98) of incarcerated sex offenders. In the population, women and men were convicted of similar types of sex offenses. The subsample was demographically similar to the population. In the subsample, women were more likely than men to have a child victim, be the parent/guardian of the victim, have a co-offender, and repeatedly perpetrate against the same victim. Findings suggest that women convicted and sentenced for a sex offense differ from their male counterparts, with predictive factors being dependent upon the age of their victim(s). Sex offender treatment interventions developed for men are poorly suited to and may have limited efficacy for women.
K1 Sexual Assault
K1 Female offenders
K1 Child Abuse
K1 Sexual Abuse
DO 10.1177/0886260518772110