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Peer reviewedHanson, R. Karl; And Others – Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 1995
Compared the long-term recidivism of 191 child molesters and 137 nonsexual criminals. Overall, 83.2% of the nonsexual criminals and 61.8% of the child molesters were reconvicted for distinct types of offenses. In general, prior offenses of a specific type predicted future offenses of the same type. (JBJ)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Children, Crime, Criminals
