Sexual recidivism among child molesters released from a maximum security institution
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Long-term recidivism of child molesters.
We examined the long-term recidivism rates of 197 child molesters released from prison between 1958 and 1974. Overall, 42% of the total sample were reconvicted for sexual crimes, violent crimes, or both, with 10% of the total sample reconvicted 10-31 years after being released. Incest offenders were reconvicted at a slower rate than were offenders who selected only boys, with offenders against ...
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تاریخ انتشار 2016