Recidivism of Sex Offendes Released from Prison in 1994

ContentsIntroduction and highlights 1Definitions 3Imprisonment offenseSex offenderRapistSexual assaulterChild molesterStatutory rapistFirst releasePrior arrestRearrestReconvictionReturned to prison— with a new sentence— with or without a new sentenceDemographic characteristics 7All sex offenders (table 1)Rapists and sexual assaulters (table 1)Child molesters and statutory rapists(table 2)Sentence length and time served 9All sex offenders (table 3)Rapists and sexual assaulters (table 3)Child molesters and statutory rapists(table 4)Prior criminal record 11All sex offenders (table 5)Sex offenders compared tonon-sex offendersRapists and sexual assaulters (table 5)Child molesters and statutory rapists(table 6)Four measures of recidivism 13Four measuresAll sex offenders (table 7)Sex offenders compared tonon-sex offendersRapists and sexual assaulters(table 7)Child molesters and statutoryrapists (table 8)Time to recidivismAll sex offenders (table 9)Rapists and sexual assaulters(table 9)Child molesters and statutoryrapists (table 10)Rearrest for any type of crime 18Demographic characteristicsAll sex offenders (table 11)Rapists and sexual assaulters(table 11)Child molesters and statutoryrapists (table 12)Time served before 1994 releaseAll sex offenders (table 13)Rapists and sexual assaulters(table 13)Child molesters and statutoryrapists (table 14)Prior arrest for any type of crimeAll sex offenders (table 15)Rapists and sexual assaulters(table 15)Child molesters and statutoryrapists (table 16)Number of prior arrests for any typeof crimeAll sex offenders (table 17)Rapists and sexual assaulters(table 17)Child molesters and statutoryrapists (table 18)State where rearrested for any type ofcrimeAll sex offenders (table 19)Sex offenders compared tonon-sex offendersRapists and sexual assaulters(table 19)Child molesters and statutoryrapists (table 20)Rearrest and reconvictionfor a new sex crime 24Rearrest and reconvictionAll sex offenders (table 21)Sex offenders compared tonon-sex offendersRapists and sexual assaulters(table 21)Child molesters and statutoryrapists (table 22)Time to rearrestAll sex offenders (table 23)Rapists and sexual assaulters(table 23)Child molesters and statutoryrapists (table 24)Demographic characteristicsAll sex offenders (table 25)Time served before 1994 releaseAll sex offenders (table 26)Prior arrest for any type of crimeAll sex offenders (table 27)Rapists and sexual assaulters(table 27)Child molesters and statutoryrapists (table 28)Number of prior arrests for any typeof crimeAll sex offenders (table 29)Prior arrest for a sex crimeAll sex offenders (table 30)Rapists and sexual assaulters(table 30)Child molesters and statutoryrapists (table 31)State where rearrested for a sex crimeAll sex offenders (table 32)Sex offenders compared tonon-sex offendersRapists and sexual assaulters(table 32)Child molesters and statutoryrapists (table 33)Recidivism of Sex Offenders Released from Prison in 1994iii