Three Generations, Two Solitudes, and One Big Drop

A research project aiming to measure, describe, and monitor sex offender recidivism (SOR) rates across two waves of sex offender laws is briefly described and contextualized. A methodology was designed to examine the evolution of sexual recidivism rates since the 1940s. The findings of the study sho...

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Main Author: Lussier, Patrick (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Canadian journal of criminology and criminal justice
Year: 2023, Volume: 65, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-8
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Keywords:
Corrections
Meta-analysis
Risk Management
SEX offenders
Sexual Recidivism
criminal justice policies
délinquance sexuelle
gestion du risque
justice pénale
méta-analyse
récidive
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Summary:A research project aiming to measure, describe, and monitor sex offender recidivism (SOR) rates across two waves of sex offender laws is briefly described and contextualized. A methodology was designed to examine the evolution of sexual recidivism rates since the 1940s. The findings of the study showed that, in Canada, sexual recidivism rates have dropped almost 70%. This historic recidivism drop appeared to have started during the 1970s, several decades before the enactment of the national non-public sex offender registration law. While the factors responsible for the sexual recidivism drop remain unclear, it is hypothesized that improved training, evidence-based practices, and university-corrections collaborations might have played a key role. The study points toward the importance of examining period effects on risk, risk management, and sexual offending.
ISSN:1911-0219
DOI:10.3138/cjccj.2022-0131