Nisbet Ian A, Wilson Peter H, Smallbone Stephen W
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia.
Sex Abuse. 2004 Jun;16(3):223-34. doi: 10.1177/107906320401600304.
This paper reports on a follow-up of a sample of 303 adolescent male sex offenders from New South Wales, Australia. Adult rearrest and reconviction data were obtained for 292 of these individuals. The mean observation period between their adjudication as adolescents and their follow-up as adults was 7.3 years. Seventy-five (25%) received further convictions for sexual offenses prior to their 18th birthday. As adults, 25 (9%) came to the attention of police for further alleged sexual offenses, including 14 (5%) who received convictions for these offenses. Of these, 11 (79%) also received new convictions for nonsexual offenses. Overall, 61.3% of subjects received convictions for nonsexual offenses as adults. Results suggest considerable diversity and persistence in delinquent and criminal behavior, and challenge assumptions about high transition rates from adolescent to adult sexual offending.
本文报告了对来自澳大利亚新南威尔士州的303名青少年男性性犯罪者样本的跟踪调查。获取了其中292人的成年后再次被捕和重新定罪的数据。从他们被判定为青少年到成年后接受跟踪调查的平均观察期为7.3年。75人（25%）在18岁生日之前因性犯罪再次被定罪。成年后，25人（9%）因进一步涉嫌性犯罪而引起警方注意，其中14人（5%）因这些罪行被定罪。在这些人中，11人（79%）还因非性犯罪获得了新的定罪。总体而言，61.3%的受试者成年后因非性犯罪被定罪。结果表明，犯罪行为存在相当大的多样性和持续性，并对从青少年性犯罪到成人性犯罪的高转变率假设提出了挑战。
