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Crossover sexual offenses.

Peggy Heil1, Sean Ahlmeyer, Dominique Simons

  • 1Colorado Department of Corrections, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. peggy.heil@doc.state.co.us

Sexual Abuse : a Journal of Research and Treatment
|October 24, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Many sex offenders admit to crossover offenses, targeting diverse victims across age, gender, and relationship types. This challenges the notion of exclusive offender preferences, highlighting a broader pattern of sexual offending behavior.

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Area of Science:

  • Forensic Psychology
  • Criminology
  • Sex Offender Treatment

Background:

  • Crossover sexual offenses involve victims from multiple categories (age, gender, relationship).
  • Understanding offender behavior patterns is crucial for effective treatment and public safety.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate admissions of crossover sexual offending among sex offenders in treatment.
  • To analyze offense patterns using criminal history and treatment admissions data.

Main Methods:

  • Study included 223 incarcerated and 266 paroled sex offenders.
  • Data collected via criminal history records and admissions during polygraph-assisted treatment.

Main Results:

  • Majority of incarcerated offenders admitted to assaulting both children and adults, across various relationship types.
  • Significant increase in offenders admitting to assaulting both genders, including male and female children and relatives/non-relatives.
  • Parolees showed similar trends but less dramatically, exhibiting more denial and fewer treatment sessions.

Conclusions:

  • Findings support that many sexual offenders do not exclusively target a preferred victim type.
  • Crossover offending is prevalent, necessitating broader assessment and intervention strategies.
  • Differences between incarcerated and paroled offenders suggest impact of supervision and treatment engagement.

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