Static risk factors among Jamaican sex offenders: a cross-cultural analysis

Taylor, Chénelle Anika (2018). Static risk factors among Jamaican sex offenders: a cross-cultural analysis. University of Birmingham. Foren.Psy.D.

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Abstract

The thesis examined static risk factors for sexual offending in Jamaican sex offenders, in contrast to British and Canadian sex offenders. A critique of a static risk assessment tool known as Static-99 Revised (Hanson & Thornton, 2000) was presented in Chapter Two. Chapter Three presented a cross-cultural, empirical investigation of static risk factors for sexual offending between Jamaican and British/Canadian sex offenders. No significant difference was found in the total static risk score of Jamaican and British/Canadian sex offenders. More Jamaican sex offenders endorsed items that were indicative of an antisocial lifestyle. Offender type (rapist, extra- familial child molester and incest offender) did not impact significantly on static risk scores within the samples. A systematic review of the literature on protective factors for sexual offending was conducted in Chapter Four. Results indicated that empathy, motivation and treatment are likely to have a protective effect on sexual offending; however, further research into how these factors work together to enhance desistance (i.e., cessation of sexual offending) is needed. Chapter Five concluded the thesis with a discussion of the main findings and presents the implications for practice, followed by directions for future research.

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Thesis (Doctorates > Foren.Psy.D.)

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Doctorates > Foren.Psy.D.

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