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Nonsex Offences Committed by Child Molesters: Findings From a Longitudinal Study

Faculty of Law, The University of Sydney, 173-175 Phillip Street, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia

Sandra Shrimpton

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, The University of Sydney and The Children's Hospital at Westmead (The Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children), Locked Bag 4001, Westmead, New South Wales 2145, Australia

R. Kim Oates

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, The University of Sydney and The Children's Hospital at Westmead (The Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children), Locked Bag 4001, Westmead, New South Wales 2145, Australia

Heather Y. Swanston

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, The University of Sydney and The Children's Hospital at Westmead (The Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children), Locked Bag 4001, Westmead, New South Wales 2145, Australia

Brian I. O’Toole

Centre for General Practice Integration Studies, School of Community Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia

This study, which used a prospective as well as a retrospective methodology, examined the criminal records of 30 child molesters prior to, and up to 10 years after an index event of sexual abuse for which they were convicted: 73% had convictions for other offences, 60% had convictions for offences other than sex offences, 50% had convictions for property offences, 27% had convictions for offences involving violence, and 23% had convictions for drug offences. Offending levels for nonsex offences were significantly higher than the general adult male population. Any theory concerning the dynamics of sex offending against children needs to account for the level of nonsex offences committed by child molesters.

Key Words: sex offenders • child molestation • pedophilia • criminal history • recidivism

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 48, No. 1, 28-39 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X03257246


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