A Comparison of Risk Factors Among Discharged Military Veterans and Civilians Involuntarily Hospitalized Under California’s Sexually Violent Predator Act
| Autor: | Stephanie Brooks Holliday, James McGuire, Michael C. Seto, Shoba Sreenivasan, Sarah G. Paden, Allen Azizian |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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050103 clinical psychology
medicine.medical_specialty 05 social sciences social sciences Pedophilic disorder humanities 030227 psychiatry 03 medical and health sciences Psychiatry and Mental health 0302 clinical medicine medicine 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Psychiatry Psychology Predator health care economics and organizations General Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Sexual Abuse. 33:678-697 |
| ISSN: | 1573-286X 1079-0632 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1079063220940305 |
| Popis: | While military veterans have a lower overall rate of incarceration for criminal offenses than civilians, they have a higher rate of incarceration for violent sexual offenses. Despite military veteran overrepresentation among individuals adjudicated for violent sexual offenses, little is known about their risk factors for sexual offending. This study compared military veterans and civilians who had been involuntarily hospitalized and discharged pursuant to California’s Sexually Violent Predator Act. Pedophilic disorder appeared nearly twice as often among veterans than civilians (62.7% vs. 38.7%), whereas antisocial personality disorder was twice as common among civilians compared to veterans (48.1% vs. 23.9%). Consistent with the result for pedophilic disorder, veterans were more likely to target male victims age 13 and below, while civilians tended to target female victims over the age of 13. The results suggest different risk profiles for veterans compared to civilians who have been convicted of sexually violent offenses. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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