Citation

Lee SC, Hanson RK, Calkins C, Jeglic E. Sex. Abuse 2019; ePub(ePub): 1079063219828779.

Affiliation

John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1079063219828779

PMID

30712464

Abstract

There has been little research on the sexual offending behavior of different racial groups. This study compares the characteristics and risk factors for American, non-Hispanic Whites ( n =797) and Blacks ( n = 788) who had been convicted of a sexual crime in New Jersey. The results indicated that Whites appeared more paraphilic whereas Blacks displayed higher antisociality. Despite the differences, however, the Static-99R, sexual recidivism risk tool, predicted equally well for both racial groups: Whites (area under the curve [AUC] =.76) and Blacks (AUC =.78). The findings suggest that there may be opportunities to improve treatment for the individuals at risk for sexual offending by tailoring interventions to the distinctive risk-relevant characteristics of Whites and Blacks.

Language: en

Keywords

Blacks; Static-99R; risk-relevant characteristics; sexual offending