RT Article
T1 Male Perpetrators of Child Sexual Abuse: A Comparison Between Individuals Serving Custodial and Non-Custodial Sentences
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 71
IS 11
SP 3507
OP 3528
A1 Sousa, Marta
A1 Cunha, Olga
A1 Gonçalves, Rui Abrunhosa
A1 Rodrigues, Andreia de Castro
A2 Cunha, Olga
A2 Gonçalves, Rui Abrunhosa
A2 Rodrigues, Andreia de Castro
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1936619644
AB The literature considers individuals who sexually offended children (ISOCs) as a heterogeneous group. In Portugal, ISOCs may be subject to two types of sentences: custodial and non-custodial measures. In the present study, we performed a comparative analysis between 66 male individuals sentenced to prison and 47 male individuals sentenced to community measures for sexual crimes against children, using a set of sociodemographic, penal, and psychological measures. The results showed that the incarcerated ISOCs’ had more static risk factors for sexual and nonsexual recidivism. Only two variables increased the probability of belonging to the incarceration group: having other convictions beyond child sexual abuse and having committed serious sexual offenses. Based on these results, implications for ISOCs’ treatment and sentencing are discussed.
K1 Treatment
K1 perpetrators in the community
K1 perpetrators in prison
K1 individuals who sexually offended children
DO 10.1177/00111287231226184