Recidivism of Sex Offendes Released from Prison in 1994

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Rapists and sexual assaultersAfter being released in 1994, 4.0% ofrapists with a prior arrest record forchild molesting and 1.3% of thosewithout were arrested for child molesting.The same pattern — having ahistory of alleged child molesting wasassociated with a greater likelihood ofarrest for child molesting — was foundfor sexual assaulters. Those with aprior arrest had a 6.9% rate; thosewithout, 1.9%.Child molesters and statutory rapistsThe 4,295 released child molesters fellinto 2 categories: 1) 3,509 (81.7% ofthe 4,295) whose criminal record priorto their 1994 release contained nomore than 1 arrest for a sex offenseagainst a child (this was the offense forwhich they were imprisoned); and 2)786 (18.3%) whose record showed thearrest for their imprisonment offenseplus at least one earlier arrest for a sexoffense against a child (table 37). Afterrelease, 7.3% of the 786 and 2.4% ofthe 3,509 were rearrested for molestinganother child, indicating that childmolesters with multiple arrests for childmolesting in their record posed agreater risk of repeating their crimethan their counterparts.Similarly, the 443 statutory rapistsconsisted of —• 356 (80.4%) whose first arrest for asex offense against a child was thearrest that resulted in their currentimprisonment• 87 (19.6%) with more than 1 priorarrest for a sex offense against a child.The 87 were more likely to berearrested for child molesting (6.9%)than the 356 (1.4%).Molester’s and child’s ages at timeof imprisonment offenseChild molestersThe released child molesters were allmen who were arrested, convicted, andTable 37. Of child molesters and statutory rapists released from prison in 1994,percent rearrested for a sex crime against a child, by prior arrest for a sex crimeagainst a childArrest prior to 1994 releasePercent rearrested for a sexcrime against a child within 3 yearsThe arrest responsible for their being in prison in 1994 was —*Their first arrest for a sex crime against a childNot their first arrest for a sex crime against a childPercent of released prisonersThe arrest responsible for their being in prison in 1994 was —*Their first arrest for a sex crime against a childNot their first arrest for a sex crime against a childTotal releasedChildmolesters3.3%100%81.718.34,295100%80.419.6Note: The 4,295 child molesters were released in 15 States; the 443 statutory rapists in 11States. Because of overlapping definitions, all statutory rapists also appear under the column"child molesters."*By definition, all sex offenders had at least 1 arrest prior to their release the arrest responsible fortheir being in prison in 1994. "First arrest for a sex crime against a child" pertains exclusively tothose released prisoners whose first arrest was responsible for their being in prison in 1994.Child molester's age when he committedthe sex crime for which imprisoned a18-2419.7%4.1%25-2917.43.130-3418.73.335-3916.31.240-4411.52.845 or older16.43.0Age of child he was imprisoned for molesting b13 or younger60.3%2.8%14-1530.53.716-179.21.2How much older he was than the childhe was imprisoned for molestingUp to 5 years older5 to 9 years older10 to 19 years older20 or more years older3.9%13.634.148.44.9*%3.63.22.52.47.3Statutoryrapists2.5%Table 38. Among child molesters released from prison in 1994, the molester'sage when he committed the crime that resulted in his imprisonment, the child'sage, and percent rearrested for a sex crime against a childAge characteristicPercentof totalTotal first releases3,1043,104Note: The 3,104 child molesters were released in 13 States. Figures are based on first releasesonly, those offenders leaving prison for the first time since beginning their sentence. Firstreleases exclude those who left prison in 1994 but who had previously been released underthe same sentence and had returned to prison for violating the conditions of release. Dataidentifying the child molester's age were reported for 100% of the released child molesters.Data identifying the approximate age of the child were reported for 88.1%.aThe molester's age at the time of the crime for which imprisoned was estimated by subtracting6 months (the approximate average time from arrest to sentencing) from his age at admission.bThe approximate age of the child "he was imprisoned for molesting" was usually obtained fromthe State statute the molester was convicted of violating.*Percentage based on 10 or fewer cases.1.46.9443Percent of released child molestersrearrested for a sex crimeagainst a child within 3 years32 Recidivism of Sex Offenders Released from Prison in 1994
sentenced to prison for a sex crimeagainst a child. At the time theycommitted their imprisonment offense,most (62.9%) were age 30 and older,and most (60.3%) molested a childwho was age 13 or younger (table 38).Some of the victims were below age 7.Nearly half of the men (48.4%) were 20years or more older than the child theywere imprisoned for molesting.Among the men who were in prison formolesting a child age 13 or youngerand who were released in 1994 for thatcrime, 2.8% were subsequentlyarrested for molesting another child.Of those whose imprisonment offensewas against a 14- or 15-year-old, 3.7%had a new arrest for child molestingafter their release. Of the men whowere in prison for molesting a 16- or17-year-old, 1.2% were arrested bypolice for molesting another child afterleaving prison in 1994.Among the men who were 20 years ormore older than the child they wereimprisoned for molesting, 2.5% wererearrested for another sex offenseagainst a child within the first 3 yearsfollowing their release. That is a lowerrate than the 3.2% rate for men whowere 10 to 19 years older than the childvictim in their imprisonment offense,and compared to the 3.6% for those 5to 9 years older than the victim in theirimprisonment offense.State where rearrested for a sexcrime against a childWhen sex offenders were arrested fornew sex crimes against children aftertheir release, the new arrest typicallyoccurred in the same State thatreleased them. Those arrests arereferred to as “in-State” arrests. Whenarrests occurred in a different State,they are referred to as “out-of-State.”All sex offendersOf the 9,691 sex offenders, 209 wererearrested for child molesting after theirrelease from prison in 1994 (table 39).In 180 cases (86.3%), the allegedcrime took place in the State thatreleased him. In the 29 others (13.7%),it occurred elsewhere.Sex offenders comparedto non-sex offendersThe 15 States in this study released262,420 non-sex offenders in 1994, ofwhom 1,042 were rearrested for a sexcrime against a child (not shown intable). Of the 1,042 arrests, 11% wereout-of-State rearrests. The comparablefigure for released sex offenders washigher: 14% (table 39).Rapists and sexual assaultersForty-four released rapists and 165released sexual assaulters wererearrested for a sex crime against aState where rearrestedwithin 3 yearsTotalSame State where releasedAnother StateTotal rearrested for a newsex crime against a child100%86.313.7209Note: The 209 rearrested sex offenders were released in 10 States,but table percentages are based on 9 States.child within 3 years. Out-of-Statearrests for child molesting accountedfor 13.5% of the 44 rearrested rapistsand 13.7% of the 165 rearrested sexualassaulters.Child molesters and statutory rapistsPolice arrested 141 of the 4,295released child molesters for repeatingtheir crime (table 40). For 126 of them(89.2%), the new arrest for childmolesting was in the same State thatreleased them. For 15 (10.8%), thenew charges for child molesting werefiled in a different State.Of the 443 statutory rapists releasedfrom prison in 1994, 11 wererearrested for child molesting. All 11of the arrests were in the same Statethat released the men.Table 39. Where sex offenders were rearrested for a sex crime against a childfollowing their release from prison in 1994, by type of sex offenderSame State where releasedAnother StateTotal rearrested for a newsex crime against a childPercent of rearrested prisonersSexualAll Rapists assaulters89.210.8141100%86.513.544100%86.313.7Table 40. Where child molesters and statutory rapists were rearrested for asex crime against a child following their release from prison in 1994State where rearrested within 3 yearsTotal100%Note: The 141 rearrested child molesters were released in 9 States,but table percentages are based on 8 States. The 11 rearrestedstatutory rapists were released in 3 States, but table percentagesare based on 2 States.165Percent of rearrested prisonersChildStatutorymolesters rapists100%100011Recidivism of Sex Offenders Released from Prison in 1994 33
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