Juvenile Sex and Non‐Sex Offenders: A Comparison of Recidivism and Risk |
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| Authors: | Nancy G. Calleja |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Counseling and Addiction Studies, University of Detroit Mercy and Spectrum Human Services, Inc. & Affiliated Companies, Westland, Michigan |
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| Abstract: | Forty male juvenile sex offenders were compared with 133 male juvenile non‐sex offenders 2 years postrelease from residential treatment to assess recidivism and factors related to recidivism. Juvenile sex offenders had significantly lower recidivism rates than juvenile non‐sex offenders. |
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| Keywords: | juvenile sex offender risk recidivism |
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