NCJ Number
229448
Journal
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology Volume: 54 Issue: 1 Dated: February 2010 Pages: 71-91
Date Published
February 2010
Length
21 pages
Annotation
This study provides a preliminary descriptive profile of individuals having been issued an 810 recognizance order (i.e., peace bond).
Abstract
This preventive order is issued to individuals in the community considered by the court to be high-risk sex offenders. In total, 88 offenders were issued an 810.1 (at risk of sexual offence against a child) or an 810.2 (at risk of a personal injury offence) recognizance order between April 2006 and February 2008, among whom 59 sex offenders were included. The sociodemographics, risk profiles, and recidivism of offenders under the orders were analyzed. Two risk assessment tools, the Static-99 and the Stable, were used to describe this population. Comparisons were made between sex offenders under 810.1 and 810.2 orders. Preliminary analyses suggest that these men are heterogeneous in terms of their level of risk of reoffending. Only one offender sexually reoffended while under the order. On the other hand, the general recidivism rate was about 30 percent, with many breaching the conditions of their order. The findings are discussed in light of the community risk management of high-risk sex offenders. (Publisher Abstract)