The present study investigated the relationship between offender type and personality in 21 juvenile males adjudicated for crimes of a sexual nature and 30 juvenile males adjudicated for nonsexual offenses including Possession of Narcotics, Burglary, Criminal Mischief, Assault, and other crimes involving property. Subjects who were aged 13 to 17 years (mean age 15) and committed to the State of Connecticut, Long Lane School, were administered the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent (MMPI-A). Scores on Psychopathic Deviate and Schizophrenia scales contributed most to the juveniles being classified as sex offenders, whereas scores on Hysteria and Psychasthenia contributed primarily to subjects being classified as nonsex offenders. A single discriminant function attained statistical significance, thereby correctly classifying 77% of the nonsex offenders and 71% of the sex offenders. Results indicate that sex offenders may be distinguished from nonsex offenders according to clinical scales of the MMPI-A.
The present study investigated the relationship between offender type and personality in 21 juvenile males adjudicated for crimes of a sexual nature and 30 juvenile males adjudicated for nonsexual offenses including Possession of Narcotics, Burglary, Criminal Mischief, Assault, and other crimes involving property. Subjects who were aged 13 to 17 years (mean age 15) and committed to the State of Connecticut, Long Lane School, were administered the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent (MMPI-A). Scores on Psychopathic Deviate and Schizophrenia scales contributed most to the juveniles being classified as sex offenders, whereas scores on Hysteria and Psychasthenia contributed primarily to subjects being classified as nonsex offenders. A single discriminant function attained statistical significance, thereby correctly classifying 77% of the nonsex offenders and 71% of the sex offenders. Results indicate that sex offenders may be distinguished from nonsex offenders according to clinical scales of the MMPI-A.
A comprehensive. behaviorally-engineered residential treatment program for adult mentally retarded offenders. operated by the State of Connecticut Department of Mental Retardation. is described and evaluated. This secure facility. the Rehabilitation and Intensive Treatment Environment (RITE Unit). was located on the grounds of a large state-operated institution. A full-time equivalent of 19 professional and paraprofessional staff served a maximum of six participants within this time-limited treatment program. Treatment of paraphilic and other offender behaviors over a one-and-a-half year period included formal academic and vocational training. sex education. a unit token economy. and individual behavior therapy including sexual reconditioning. A comprehensive array of residential program services was also provided. Supported competitive employment, fading of program structure. and increased community participation were successively introduced. Of the seven persons admitted to the program. three attained the program goal of unsupervised community participation, while another two achieved significant progress. Abrupt administrative reorganization precluded assessment of maintenance and generalization of self-control skills. However, results suggested that comprehensive behavioral treatment can effectively meet the needs of adult mentally retarded offenders. and corroborate the findings reported by G. C. Denkowski and his co-workers (e.g.. Denkowski & Denkowski. 1986) for younger groups.
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