Caldwell, Michael F.2019-05-102019-05-102007Caldwell, Michael F. (2007). Sexual offense adjudication and sexual recidivism among juvenile offenders. Sexual Abuse, 19(2), 107-113.http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.606.5447&rep=rep1&type=pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/4328This study compares the recidivism patterns of a cohort of 249 juvenile sexual offenders and 1,780 non-sexual offending delinquents who were released from secured custody over a two and one half year period. The prevalence of sex offenders with new sexual offense charges during the 5 year follow-up period was 6.8%, compared to 5.7% for the non-sexual offenders, a non-significant difference. Juvenile sex offenders were nearly ten times more likely to have been charged with a nonsexual offense than a sexual offense. Eighty-five percent of the new sexual offenses in the follow-up period were accounted for by the non-sex offending delinquents. None of the 54 homicides (including three sexual homicides) was committed by a juvenile sex offender. The implications of the results for recent public policy trends that impose restrictions that are triggered by a sexual offense adjudication are discussed. (Author Abstract)enchild abusejuvenilesrecidivismadolescentsteensyouthperpetratorsresearchArticle