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Relative Impact of Underreporting and Desistance on the Dark Figure of Sexual Recidivism

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sexual recidivism rates based on arrests or convictions underestimate actual reoffending due to underreporting. A previous Monte Carlo simulation estimated actual recidivism rates under various reporting and conviction assumptions but did not account for desistance—the decreasing likelihood of reoffending over time.
Nicholas Scurich, Richard S. John
wiley   +1 more source

Prey size mediates interference competition and predation dynamics in a large carnivore community. [PDF]

open access: yesCommun Biol
Rabe JW   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Bias in Sentencing Men for Sexual Offenses Against Minors: Male Victims Bring More Punitive Sentences Than Female Victims

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Prior theoretical and empirical research examining the influence of sex on sentencing has been primarily concerned with the sex of the offender, as opposed to the victim. The present study drew on a convenience sample of males (n = 1190) in state and federal correctional facilities across the country, examining minimum sentences in relation to
Shawn M. Rolfe   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

“Sorting Things out”: A Scoping Review of Sexual Homicide Typologies

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sexual homicides are complex crimes that have been the focus of numerous classification systems aimed at aiding investigations, understanding offender behavior, and informing treatment plans. Over the past 25 years, a variety of typologies have been developed to categorize these offenses.
Eric Beauregard, Julien Chopin
wiley   +1 more source

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