What is the Dark Shadow of Sexual Offending?
Overview
The truth about sexual offending history in non-contact offenders.
Summary
The Dark Shadow of offending is something that is often talked about in sentencing hearings but not necessarily by name. The phrase was coined by Biderman and Reiss in 1967 and refers to the differences between the known criminal reoffending that occurs compared to what is reported based on known offending.
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Reference
SOURCE RESEARCH
The dark figure of sexual offending: A replication and extension
Drury, A.J., Elbert, M.J., & DeLisi, M. (2020). The dark figure of sexual offending: A replication and extension. Behavioral Science and the Law
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.2488
Published: 2020
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