Sex offenders and sex offending in the Cambridge study in delinquent development: prevalence, frequency, specialization, recidivism, and (dis)continuity over the life-course

被引：45

作者：

Piquero, Alex R. ^{[1
]}

Farrington, David P. ^{[3
]}

Jennings, Wesley G. ^{[4
,5
]}

Diamond, Brie ^{[2
]}

Craig, Jessica ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Texas Dallas, Criminol, Richardson, TX 75083 USA

[2] Univ Texas Dallas, Program Criminol, Richardson, TX 75083 USA

[3] Univ Cambridge, Inst Criminol, Psychol Criminol, Cambridge, England

[4] Univ S Florida, Dept Criminol, Coll Behav & Community Sci, Tampa, FL USA

[5] Univ S Florida, Dept Mental Hlth Law & Policy, Tampa, FL USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF CRIME & JUSTICE | 2012年 / 35卷 / 03期

关键词：

sex offenders; sex offending; criminal careers; longitudinal; continuity;

D O I：

10.1080/0735648X.2012.688527

中图分类号：

DF [法律]; D9 [法律];

学科分类号：

0301 ;

摘要：

The study of criminal careers has resulted in important descriptive information about the longitudinal patterns of offending over the life-course. Much of this research has examined more common patterns of general offending, typically among street offenders. An under-explored question is the extent to which distinct types of offenders display similar patterns on key criminal career dimensions. The current study examines this particular issue with a focus on sex offenders using longitudinal data from a cohort of South London males participating in the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development. Results show that, contrary to popular opinion, sex offending is quite rare, with less than 3% of the Cambridge males being convicted for 13 sex offenses through age 50. Further, there was no continuity in sex offending from the juvenile to adult periods and very few recidivist sex offenders. Directions for future research are addressed.

引用

页码：412 / 426

页数：15