RT Article
T1 A Dynamic Risk Factors-Based Typology of Sexual Offenders
JF International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
A1 Beech, A.R.
A2 Redondo, Santiago
A2 Martínez Catena, Ana
A2 Frerich, N.
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1866309269
AB The purpose of this article was to develop an Spanish psychometric typology of sexual offenders taking into account dynamic risk factors. The sample comprised 94 sex offenders imprisoned in Spain (52 rapists and 42 child molesters). The analysis yielded two different offender categories based on the subjects' criminogenic needs level (high and low). The results also showed that social desirability has a strong influence on the developed typologies, whereas the offence type, sociodemographic characteristics, and criminal history do not. A dynamic risk factors typology, such as the one proposed here, could help criminal and correctional facilities to fulfill their remit. It could also be useful for linking treatment intensity to offenders' criminogenic needs, as well as providing a platform for recidivism risk assessments
DO 10.1177/0306624x16629399