Racial Differences in American Adult Male Sexual Offenders

Last Updated on September 24th, 2026 at 08:49 pm
Originally Published on November 13th, 2021 at 11:15 pm

Overview

The implications of race and utilizing the Static-99R for assessing risk in sentencing.

Summary

It has long been known that individuals who commit sexual crimes are heterogenous, meaning that there are many differences among them. This fact makes it difficult to make broad and sweeping generalizations about sexual offenders. One aspect of this heterogeneity is race.

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Reference

SOURCE RESEARCH

Paraphilia and Antisociality: Motivations for Sexual Offending May Differ for American Whites and Blacks

Lee, S. C., Hanson, R. K., Calkins, C., & Jeglic, E. (2020). Paraphilia and Antisociality: Motivations for Sexual Offending May Differ for American Whites and Blacks. Sexual Abuse, 32(3), 335–365.

Published: 2020

DOI: 10.1177/1079063219828779

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