2008
DOI: 10.1177/1541204008320260
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Antisociality, Sexual Deviance, and Sexual Reoffending in Juvenile Sex Offenders

Abstract: A meta-analysis was conducted to analyze recidivism rates and assess the role of antisociality and sexual deviancy in sexual reoffending in juvenile sex offenders. The importance of these constructs is discussed with regard to current theory and in light of methodological and conceptual limitations of previous studies.

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“…Consistent with other studies (e.g., McCann & Lussier, 2008;Seto et al, 2010), our results provide some support for the hypothesis that sexual reoffending is predicted by both unique factors (e.g., sexually deviant interests) and general factors reflecting an antisocial orientation. In particular, we found that the Sexual Drive/Preoccupation scale of the J-SOAP-II predicted sexual reoffending but not general reoffending, whereas the Impulsive/Antisocial scale predicted both sexual and general reoffending.…”
Section: Primary Findingssupporting
confidence: 92%
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“…Consistent with other studies (e.g., McCann & Lussier, 2008;Seto et al, 2010), our results provide some support for the hypothesis that sexual reoffending is predicted by both unique factors (e.g., sexually deviant interests) and general factors reflecting an antisocial orientation. In particular, we found that the Sexual Drive/Preoccupation scale of the J-SOAP-II predicted sexual reoffending but not general reoffending, whereas the Impulsive/Antisocial scale predicted both sexual and general reoffending.…”
Section: Primary Findingssupporting
confidence: 92%
“…However, this hypothesis was not supported. While it is possible that certain risk factors, such as dynamic factors, may be particularly important during adolescence, recent research indicates that a number of risk factors for adolescent sexual reoffending overlap with those for adult sex reoffending (e.g., stranger victim; McCann & Lussier, 2008;Hanson & Morton-Bourgon, 2009); this overlap in risk factors likely contributes to our finding. That said, the effect size for the Static-99 in the present meta-analysis was lower than the effect size reported for adult samples (Dahle et al, 2008(Dahle et al, , 2009Hanson & Morton-Bourgon, 2009), which suggests that the Static-99 is better suited to adults than adolescents.…”
Section: Primary Findingsmentioning
confidence: 66%
“…This hypothesis raises issues about focusing solely on the risk of sexual offending in adulthood as an outcome measure for JSOs. Previous recidivism studies with JSOs have found that if these youth do reoffend, it is most likely a nonsexual crime (e.g., Caldwell, 2002;Hendriks, 2006;McCann & Lussier, 2008;Nisbet, Wilson, & Smallbone, 2004 (81.3%) persisted their nonsexual offending in adulthood. The study, therefore, suggests that an intervention scheme that does not take into consideration both their delinquent involvement and their sexual offending may not have the desired effect in preventing recidivism (also see Hendriks, 2006).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…Future empirical studies should examine the predictors of sexual recidivism in adolescence for both groups and determine whether risk assessment protocols are as effective for HRSD and AL offenders. with JSOs, in which such a distinction is rarely made (McCann & Lussier, 2008). Considering the case of the HRSD, it is unclear whether risk factors that are associated with sexual reoffending in youth (e.g., Hendriks, 2006;Kenny, Keogh, & Seidler, 2001;Prentky, Harris, Frizzell, & Righthand, 2000;Worling & Långström, 2006) are the same factors that contribute to the persistence of sexual offending into adulthood.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The most recent attempt to integrate the literature on risk factors for juvenile sexual reoffending is a meta-analysis by McCann and Lussier (2008) that included 18 studies. Consistent with Worling and Långström's (2006) review, McCann and Lussier found that deviant sexual interests, a history of sexual offences, and having a stranger victim were predictive of recidivism.…”
Section: Risk Factors For Recidivismmentioning
confidence: 99%