Although the number of convicted sex offenders grew from 2,768 in 1990 to 3,875 in 1995, the rate of reported sexual offences generally declined in recent years. In 1997, the rate of reported sexual offences was 101 per 100,000 people, a massive decline from a high of 135 per 100,000 people in 1993. Furthermore, there is an increasing amount of research that supports the idea that sex offenders...

current age of the offender, age of first conviction, prior criminal history, and prior arrest history (Nochajski & Stasiewicz, 2006). Males are more likely than females to receive a subsequent DUI charge (C’de Baca et al., 2001; De Michele & Lowe, 2011; Nochajski & Stasiewicz, 2006) and are mainly between 30 and 40 years old (Beck et al., 1999; C’de Baca et al., 2001; Stasiewicz et al., 2007; ...

objective: the purpose of this study was to identify reasons domestic violence occurs within intimate relationships. methods: the target group was female victims and male offenders. the offenders group consisted of 25 men from a batterer’s intervention group. the victims group composed of 9 women from center against spouse abuse (casa) intervention group. results: domestic violence occurred at ...

treatment of offenders is a humanistic approach in reaction to crimes, which has different scientific models. in addition to the un emphasis on this approach, islamic texts are full of corrective patterns and guidelines. iranian legislator, clearly, in article 156 of iranian constitution adapted this approach. nevertheless study of rules and regulations shows the lack of appropriate usage of th...

BACKGROUND Children with antisocial behaviour show deficits in the perception of emotional expressions in others that may contribute to the development and persistence of antisocial and aggressive behaviour. Current treatments for antisocial youngsters are limited in effectiveness. It has been argued that more attention should be devoted to interventions that target neuropsychological correlate...

The purposes of this article are to determine: (a) employer attitudes toward hiring exoffenders, and (b) how these attitudes are affected by the level of training the ex-offender received while incarcerated, government incentives to hire, type of offense committed, and the relationship of the crime to the job to be filled. Eighty-three Houston and Dallas employers were surveyed about their atti...

This report looks at the magnitude of crime perpetrated by the most active offenders in a particular police area and places it in the context of a research programme which seeks to integrate and render locally useful the major findings of applied criminology. The results are contrasting. In terms of all crime, the group of offenders nominated did not appear to contribute substantially to levels...

Research on offender mobility is directed to three main elements: distance, anchor points, and direction. Previous research in geographic criminology revealed that: (1) the journey to crime is limited in distance and follows a distance decay pattern; (2) the home of the offender plays a central role as the starting point of crime trips; and (3) the direction of their trip influenced by the oppo...