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- Title
Three Generations, Two Solitudes, and One Big Drop.
- Authors
Lussier, Patrick
- Abstract
A research project aiming to measure, describe, and monitor sex offender recidivism (SOR) rates across two waves of sex offender laws is briefly described and contextualized. A methodology was designed to examine the evolution of sexual recidivism rates since the 1940s. The findings of the study showed that, in Canada, sexual recidivism rates have dropped almost 70%. This historic recidivism drop appeared to have started during the 1970s, several decades before the enactment of the national non-public sex offender registration law. While the factors responsible for the sexual recidivism drop remain unclear, it is hypothesized that improved training, evidence-based practices, and university-corrections collaborations might have played a key role. The study points toward the importance of examining period effects on risk, risk management, and sexual offending.
- Subjects
CANADA; SEX offender registration; RECIDIVISM rates; HUMAN sexuality &; law; SEX offenders; SOLITUDE
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2023, Vol 65, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1707-7753
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3138/cjccj.2022-0131