I tried to find recent studies reporting the recidivism rate for sex offenders. Recidivism means the chance that someone will commit another sex crime.
The results vary widely.
The problem is that the term sex offender is used to describe child molesters, incest, rapists, and exhibitionists. The focus of FINDING A VOICE is to address issues related to only child molesters. The other problem with locating accurate data regarding the likelihood of an offender commiting another sex crime is that sex crimes are under reported.
The results are based on a small sampling of a select group of offenders.
Most people who commit sex crimes against children (99% of which are male offenders) are not prosecuted and, therefore, not in jail.
The best we can do for now to protect our children is to be as alert as possible and for authorities to monitor those convicted of child molestation. Because the reality is... many can and will reoffend.
Here is the United States Department of Justice database. Please note that in the majority of searches you will need to provide your identity to access the database:
National Sex Offender Public Registry
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
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