Repeat Offending, Victim Gender, And Extent Of Victim Relationship In Catholic Church Sexual Abusers: Implications For Risk Assessment  

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Perillo, Anthony D. ; Mercado, Cynthia Calkins ; Terry, Karen J.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Criminal Justice and Behavior vol. 35 no. 5 (May 2009), page 600-614.
Topik: sexual abuse; priests; risk assessment; recidivism
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Despite wide reports of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, empirical data on Catholic Church sexual abuse have not been readily available. The present study examines factors associated with sex-offender risk assessment along three criteria (repeat offending, victim gender, and victim relationship) on a sample of sexual abusers in the Catholic Church. Data from 4,392 priests with documented allegations of child sexual abuse were used. Logistic regression analysis resulted in significant predictive models for all comparisons. Factors consistently found to be significant predictors across comparisons included victim age, cleric age, all male victims, and history of victimization. Results suggest that risk predictors for Catholic Church sexual abusers are similar to those used in the general sex-offender population

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