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Citation |
Wrighten SA, Al-Barwani MB, Moran RR, McKee GR, Dwyer RG. J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. 2015; 26(5): 652-666. |
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(Copyright © 2015, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group) |
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Abstract |
Sexual offenses represent an alarming proportion of crimes committed yearly. To address these concerns, several states, including South Carolina (SC), have enacted laws requiring sexually violent predators (SVPs) to be civilly committed to treatment. To date, no published study has examined sexual offenders recommended for treatment in SC. This study used a specially designed statewide database (SC-SVP research database) to determine which offender and offense characteristics were associated with increased likelihood of being recommended for civil commitment. Factors correlated with being more likely to be recommended included: being of a younger age at time of evaluation, prior sex convictions, having related and unrelated victims, a higher number of victims, frequent substance use, and a history of suicide attempts. Prior sex convictions, having both related and non-related victims, and a higher total number of victims align with characteristics associated with sexual recidivism. Frequent substance abuse and a history of suicide attempts do not mirror previous findings regarding sexual recidivism. These findings present new information regarding the civil commitment process of offenders being committed to the SC-SVP treatment program, characterize types of offenders committed to SC-SVP treatment program, and provide a foundation for using a computerized database in conducting sex offender research. © 2015 Taylor & Francis. Language: en |
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Keywords |
United States; adolescent; adult; human; age; child; female; male; aged; substance use; suicide attempt; sex; substance abuse; major clinical study; controlled study; health program; juvenile delinquency; priority journal; sexual crime; Article; evidence based practice; medical history; recidivism; sexual violence; predator; civil commitment; sexual offender treatment program; sexual offender treatment programs; sexual offenders; sexual offenses; sexually violent predator; sexually violent predators |