This study contrasted the effects of intimate partner and nonpartner sexual assault on women's mental health among a sample (N=835) of low-income, ethnically diverse community women. Compared to sexual assault by a previous partner or by a non-intimate partner, sexual assault by a current partner was the strongest predictor of PTSD, stress, and dissociation. Non-intimate partner sexual assault ...

A meta-analysis of 82 recidivism studies (1,620 findings from 29,450 sexual offenders) identified deviant sexual preferences and antisocial orientation as the major predictors of sexual recidivism for both adult and adolescent sexual offenders. Antisocial orientation was the major predictor of violent recidivism and general (any) recidivism. The review also identified some dynamic risk factors ...

This Essay argues that all actors – prosecutors, judges, and defense counsel – should care about what happens to foreign offenders following a judgment of conviction or entrance of a guilty plea, and that transnational correctional processes should be constructed and used to facilitate restoration of the victim and victimized community, and rehabilitation and reintegration of the offender. This...

Twenty-five percent of women in the United States will report some form of intimate partner violence (IPV) within their lifetimes (Mac, Ferron, & Crosby, 2009). At these rates, IPV has become an epidemic, touching the lives of most people. The effects of lPV on victim's physical and psychological health may be severe and chronic (Weaver & Clum, 1995). Finding potent therapy approaches with this...

Most studies about victim-offender meetings have been performed within prison populations, with little reference to offenders diagnosed mental disorders. In establishing the effects of such meetings, these often use quantitative measures. Little is known between victims and disorders more qualitative subjective experiences participants regarding meetings. this interview study, we inquired into ...

For over a century, the role of court sentencing on crime deterrence has generated significant debate. In this study, we explored citizens’ perceptions in South Africa’s Mthatha area. The findings are looked context broad theories punishment namely: retributive theory, preventive reformative theory and compensation theory. A total purposefully sampled 90 respondents were invited to participate ...