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<br /> Exceptions for children o/d enough to (as defined above). It does not pertain this released prisoner's criminal record,
<br /> give consent Certain adults can be to any earlier prison sentences offend- he is considered to have four prior
<br /> prosecuted for having consensual ers may have served for some other arrests.
<br /> intercourse with a child who has offense.
<br /> reached the age of consent. For The second way of measuring prior
<br /> example, in one State it is a third Attention is drawn to first releases arrests did include the imprisonment
<br /> degree felony for a psychotherapist to because certain statistics in the report offense of the released sex offender.
<br /> have intercourse with a 17-year-old - for example, "average time served," Prior arrest statistics that did include
<br /> client even though 17 is over the "percent of sentence served," "child the imprisonment offense are found in
<br /> minimum age of consent in that State. molester's age when he committed the sections of the report that describe the
<br /> In another State, where an adult gener- sex crime for which he was recidivism rates of the 9,691 sex
<br /> ally cannot be prosecuted for having imprisoned" - could only be computed offenders following their release from
<br /> consensual intercourse with a 16-year- for those prisoners classified as first prison. In this case, any arrest that had
<br /> old, an exception is made when the releases. For such statistics, date first occurred on a date prior to the sex
<br /> adult is the child's school teacher. In admitted to prison for their imprison- offender's release from prison was
<br /> that case the teacher can be prose- ment offense was needed. Since considered a prior arrest. By definition,
<br /> cuted for a "class A" misdemeanor. prison records made available for the all 9,691 sex offenders had at least one
<br /> Exceptions are made for other profes- study only provided this admission date arrest prior to their release, which was
<br /> sions as well (clergy, for example). on first releases, first releases neces- the sex crime arrest responsible for
<br /> sarily formed the basis for the their being in prison in 1994. This
<br /> In this report, 443 of the 9,691 released statistics. means that the sex offender who was
<br /> sex offenders are identified as statutory arrested on four different dates prior to
<br /> rapists based on information supplied Prior arrest Statistics on prior arrests the arrest for his imprisonment offense
<br /> by the prisons that released them. were calculated using arrest dates under the first definition of prior arrest
<br /> There were more than 443 statutory from the official criminal records of the was, under this second definition,
<br /> rapists among the 9,691 released male 9,691 released sex offenders. Only classified as having five prior arrests,
<br /> sex offenders, but the 443 are all that dates of arrest were counted, not the once his imprisonment offense is
<br /> could be positively identified with the number of arrest charges associated included.
<br /> limited information available. One with that arrest date. To illustrate, one Thirteen tables in the report provide
<br /> reason statutory rapists are not easily man was arrested on March 5, 1970, statistics on prior arrests (and, in 2 of
<br /> identified from penal code information and that one arrest resulted in 3 the 13, prior convictions and prior
<br /> available on the released sex offenders separate arrest charges being filed imprisonments). In tables 15, 16, 17,
<br /> is that most States do not use the term against him. In this study, that March 5 m 27 28 29 30, 31, e36, s and 37,
<br /> "statutory rape" in their laws. arrest is considered one prior arrest. prior arrests" includes the sex crime
<br /> First release Though all 9,691 sex Prior arrests were measured two differ- arrest for the imprisonment offense;
<br /> offenders in the study were released in ent ways in this report. The first way these tables have the heading "prior to 1994 1994, for a fourth of the offenders 1994 did not include the imprisonment release." In tables 5 and 6, "prior
<br /> was not the first year of release since offense for which the sex offender was arrests" excludes that arrest; these
<br /> receiving their prison sentence. This in prison in 1994. Prior arrest statistics tables have the heading prior to the
<br /> group had previously served a portion that did not include the imprisonment sex crime for which imprisoned."
<br /> of the sentence and were released, offense are found in sections of the In all tables, the same counting rule
<br /> then violated parole and were returned report that describe the criminal was used: arrest dates, not arrest
<br /> to prison to continue serving time still records of the 9,691 sex offenders at charges, were e counted to obtain the
<br /> left on that sentence. For the remaining the time of release from prison. In this number of arrests.
<br /> 75% of sex offenders released, the case, any arrest that had occurred on a prior a
<br /> 1994 release was their "first release," date prior to the sex offender's arrest Rearrest Unless stated otherwise, this
<br /> meaning their first discharge from for his imprisonment offense was recidivism measure is defined as the
<br /> prison since being convicted and considered a prior arrest. For example, number or percentage of released
<br /> sentenced to prison. one released sex offender was found
<br /> to prisoners who, within the first three
<br /> have four different dates of arrest
<br /> "First release" should not be confused prior to the date of arrest for his impris- years following their 1994 release,
<br /> with first ever release from a prison. onment offense. Those four arrests were arrested either in the same State
<br /> "First release" pertains solely to the resulted in 17 different charges being that released them (in this report those
<br /> sentence for the imprisonment offense brought against him. When describing arrests are called "in-State" arrests) or
<br /> in a different State (those arrests are
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