Citation

Swinburne Romine RE, Miner MH, Poulin D, Dwyer SM, Berg D. Sex. Abuse 2012; 24(5): 501-514.

Affiliation

University of Minnesota.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1079063212446514

PMID

22645230

Abstract

This study contributes to the area of risk prediction by exploring whether the Static-99R is useful for predicting reoffense in community-based samples, and for noncontact offenders with and without identified victims. A total of 744 participants drawn from an outpatient sex offender treatment program in a large metropolitan area were followed for a period of up to 30 years. Multiple Cox Regressions were run; covariates included length of treatment, status in treatment, Static-99R items, and number of technical probation violations. Overall, reoffending was an infrequent occurrence in this sample regardless of how it was defined, with sexual reoffenses identified in 13% of the sample and any criminal reoffense identified in 20% of the sample. Consistent with previous research, the Static-99R was a better predictor of sex-related reoffenses than of nonsexual reoffenses. However, in no case were more than a couple of the items significantly related to reoffending and these items differed depending on reoffense definition.

Language: en