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Table 5 Criminal career

From: Offense related characteristics and psychosexual development of juvenile sex offenders

 

Total group

N = 162

Solo peer offenders

N = 49

Group offenders

N = 84

Child molesters

N = 29

 
 

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

χ 2 (2, N = 162); p

Prior to index

         

Sexual offense

52

32.1

19

38.8

23

27.4

10

34.5

1.936; .380

Non-sex offense

53

32.7

11

22.4 a

35

41.7 b

7

24.1 a, b

6.373; .041

Violent offense

34

21.0

7

14.3 a, b

24

28.6 b

3

10.3 a

6.221; .045

Recidivism

         

Sexual offense

1

0.6

0

0

1

1.2

0

0

0.934; .627

Non-sex offense

90

55.6

23

46.9 a

58

69.0 b

9

31.0 a

14.728; .001

Violent offense

52

32.1

12

24.5 a

35

41.7 b

5

17.2 a

7.767; .021

         

F; (df); p

TaR (months) (= mean follow up period)

36 (SD 18)

 

33 (SD 20)

 

38 (SD 15)

 

38 (SD 22)

 

1.145;(2, 159); .321

  1. Note. Percents with same subscripts do not differ significantly at p < 0.05 by post-hoc 2 × 2 chi-square analysis.