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<br /> Introduction and highlights
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<br /> Introduction Highlights Before being released from prison in
<br /> 1994, most of the sex offenders had
<br /> In 1994, prisons in 15 States released The 15 States in the study released been arrested several times for differ-
<br /> 9,691 male sex offenders. The 9,691 272,111 prisoners altogether in 1994. ent types of crimes. The more prior
<br /> men are two-thirds of all the male sex Among the 272,111 were 9,691 men arrests they had, the greater their likeli-
<br /> offenders released from State prisons whose crime was a sex offense (3.6% hood of being rearrested for another
<br /> in the United States in 1994. This of releases). sex crime after leaving prison. Re-
<br /> report summarizes findings from a leased sex offenders with 1 prior arrest
<br /> survey that tracked the 9,691 for 3 full On average the 9,691 sex offenders (the arrest for the sex crime for which
<br /> years after their release. The report served 31/2 years of their 8-year they were imprisoned) had the lowest
<br /> documents their "recidivism," as sentence (45% of the prison sentence) rearrest rate for a sex crime, about 3 /o;
<br /> measured by rates of rearrest, recon- before being released in 1994. those with 2 or 3 prior arrests for some
<br /> type of crime, 4 /o; 4 to 6 prior arrests,
<br /> viction, and reimprisonment during the Rearrest for a new sex crime 6%; 7 to 10 prior arrests, 7%; and 11
<br /> 3-year followup period. to 15 prior arrests, 8%.
<br /> Compared to non-sex offenders
<br /> This report gives recidivism rates for released from State prisons, released Rearrest for a sex crime against a child
<br /> the 9,691 combined total. It also sex offenders were 4 times more likely
<br /> separates the 9,691 into four overlap- to be rearrested for a sex crime. The 9,691 released sex offenders
<br /> ping categories and gives recidivism Within the first 3 years following their included 4,295 men who were in prison
<br /> rates for each category: release from prison in 1994, 5.3% (517 for child molesting.
<br /> - 3,115 released rapists of the 9,691 ) of released sex offenders
<br /> were rearrested for a sex crime. The Of the children these 4,295 men were
<br /> - 6,576 released sexual assaulters rate for the 262,420 released non-sex imprisoned for molesting, 60% were
<br /> offenders was lower, 1.3% (3,328 of age 13 or younger.
<br /> - 4,295 released child molesters 262,420).
<br /> - 443 released statutory rapists. Half of the 4,295 child molesters were
<br /> The first 12 months following their 20 or more years older than the child
<br /> The 9,691 sex offenders were released release from a State prison was the they were imprisoned for molesting.
<br /> from State prisons in these 15 States: period when 40% of sex crimes were
<br /> Arizona, Maryland, North Carolina, allegedly committed by the released On average, the 4,295 child molesters
<br /> California, Michigan, Ohio, Delaware, sex offenders. were released after serving about 3
<br /> Minnesota, Oregon, Florida, New years of their 7-year sentence (43% of
<br /> Jersey, Texas, Illinois, New York, Recidivism studies typically find that, the prison sentence).
<br /> and Virginia. the older the prisoner when released,
<br /> the lower the rate of recidivism. Compared to the 9,691 sex offenders
<br /> Results reported here on released sex and to the 262,420 non-sex offenders,
<br /> offenders did not follow the familiar released child molesters were more
<br /> pattern. While the lowest rate of likely to be rearrested for child molest-
<br /> rearrest for a sex crime (3.3%) did ing. Within the first 3 years following
<br /> belong to the oldest sex offenders release from prison in 1994, 3.3% (141
<br /> (those age 45 or older), other compari- of 4,295) of released child molesters
<br /> sons between older and younger were rearrested for another sex crime
<br /> prisoners did not consistently show against a child. The rate for all 9,691
<br /> older prisoners' having the lower sex offenders (a category that includes
<br /> rearrest rate. the 4,295 child molesters) was 2.2%
<br /> (209 of 9,691 The rate for all 262,420
<br /> The study compared recidivism rates non-sex offenders was less than half of
<br /> among prisoners who served different 1% (1,042 of the 262,420).
<br /> lengths of time before being released
<br /> from prison in 1994. No clear associa- Of the approximately 141 children
<br /> tion was found between how long they allegedly molested by the child moles-
<br /> were in prison and their recidivism rate. ters after their release from prison in
<br /> 1994, 79% were age 13 or younger.
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