Table of Contents
Notes on Contributors ix
Forewords xvii
Preface xxi
Acknowledgements xxv
Part I Theoretical and Conceptual Issues in the Study of Sex Offending 1
1 The Criminal Career Paradigm and Its Relevance to Studying Sex Offenders 3Arjan Blokland & Patrick Lussier
2 Criminal Career Features in Theories of Sexual Offending 23Jo Thakker & Tony Ward
3 An Integrated Life-Course Developmental Theory of Sexual Offending 43Stephen Smallbone & Jesse Cale
Part II Criminal Career Patterns of Sex Offenders and Associated Issues 71
4 Criminal Careers for Different Juvenile Sex Offender Subgroups 73Jan Hendriks, Chantal van den Berg, & Catrien Bijleveld
5 The Childhood Risk Factors of Adolescent-Onset and Adult-Onset of Sex Offending: Evidence From a Prospective Longitudinal Study 93Patrick Lussier, Arjan Blokland, Jeff Mathesius, Dustin Pardini, & Rolf Loeber
6 Assessing the Continuity of Sex Offending Over the Life Course: Evidence From Two Large Birth Cohort Studies 129Wesley G. Jennings, Alex R. Piquero, Franklin E. Zimring, & Jennifer M. Reingle
7 Antisocial Trajectories in Youth and the Onset of Adult Criminal Careers in Sexual Offenders of Children and Women 143Jesse Cale
8 Offending Patterns Over Time: An Examination of Specialization, Escalation, and De-escalation in the Commission of Sexual Offenses 171Benoit Leclerc, Patrick Lussier, & Nadine Deslauriers-Varin
9 Criminal Career Features of Female Sexual Offenders 199Miriam Wijkman & Catrien Bijleveld
10 Mayhem by Occupation: On the Relevance of Criminal Careers to Sexual Homicide Offenders 219Matt DeLisi
11 Changing Prevalence of Sex Offender Convictions: Disentangling Age, Period, and Cohort Effects Over Time 231Brian Francis, Claire Hargreaves, & Keith Soothill
12 Life-Course Transitions and Desistance in Sex Offenders: An Event History Analysis 257Arjan Blokland & Victor van der Geest
13 Offending Trajectory and Residual Offending of Adult Sex Offenders: A Person-Oriented Approach to Risk Prediction 289Patrick Lussier & Garth Davies
14 The Concentration of Sex Offenses in British and Dutch Families 321Steve van de Weijer, Sytske Besemer, Catrien Bijleveld, & Arjan Blokland
Part III The Criminal Career Approach and Associated Policy Issues 349
15 Estimating the Size of the Sexual Aggressor Population 351Martin Bouchard & Patrick Lussier
16 Potential for Redemption for Sex Offenders 373Kiminori Nakamura & Alfred Blumstein
17 Policing Sex Offenders, Past and Present: The Role and Importance of a Criminal Career Approach in Helping Shape Future Policies 405Patrick Lussier & Arjan Blokland
Index 429