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Table 3 Criminal career parameters in adulthood

From: Implications of sex offender classification on reporting demographic characteristics, health, and criminal careers: results from an Australian jurisdiction

 

Total Sample (n = 2106)

ChildSO (n = 76)

AdultSO (n = 153)

Age-PolySO (n = 43)

Violent (n = 1269)

Non-violent (n = 552)

F (df); X2(df)

Any Offending

 Age at first charge

26.31 (11.80)

35.04 (15.38)

29.48 (12.61)

42.16 (12.16)

23.11 (11.74)

31.16 (11.74)

F(4, 1836) = 81.484***

 Frequency

13.91 (15.70)

9.32 (13.23)

9.62 (12.01)

8.77 (6.79)

17.46 (17.27)

7.96 (10.39)

F(4, 2096) = 45.259***

 Variety

1.75 (.57)

1.84 (.85)

2.36 (.80)

1.70 (.80)

1.88 (.37)

1.27 (.45)

F(4, 2096) = 234.302***

Non-violent crimes

 Participation (%)

87.2%

51.3%

75.3%

44.2%

86.6%

100%

X2(4) = 259.045***

 Age at first charge

26.37 (11.52)

31.95 (15.81)

29.72 (13.11)

43.21 (13.75)

23.39 (9.68)

31.79 (11.83)

F(4, 1713) = 66.368***

 Frequency

13.13 (14.23)

12.13 (14.66)

8.89 (10.77)

7.36 (7.14)

16.39 (15.38)

7.98 (10.39)

F(4, 1726) = 37.366***

 Specialization

78.37 (21.81)

50.60 (23.61)

55.47 (19.98)

48.72 (23.72)

70.36 (18.26)

100 (0)

F(4, 1690) = 427.631***

Violent crimes

 Participation (%)2

66.8%

32.9%

61.0%

25.6%

100%

X2(3) = 810.027***

 Age at first charge

25.67 (10.35)

26.79 (11.44)

28.40 (10.5)

39.45 (11.18)

25.29 (10.20)

F(4, 1249) = 9.426***

 Frequency

3.63 (3.48)

1.16 (2.33)

1.64 (2.59)

44 (1.12)

4.13 (3.48)

F(4, 1538) = 55.443***

 Specialization

36.74 (32.21)

6.93 (12.99)

12.05 (15.06)

3.77 (8.56)

42.72 (31.96)

F(4, 1510) = 95.967***

Sexual crimes

Participation (%)3

13.0%

100%

100%

100%

Age at first charge

 

39.00 (16.04)

33.74 (12.40)

47.84 (11.23)

F(2, 194) = 17.193 ***

Frequency

2.84 (2.89)

2.93 (2.81)

1.94 (1.57)

5.91 (4.27)

F(4, 269) = 41.369***

Specialization

59.43 (38.75)

70.14 (37.80)

48.20 (37.53)

80.21 (30.50)

F(2, 269) = 17.342***

  1. 1 A total of 13 participants were removed from analyses due to missing information
  2. 2 Given the method of classification, men who had violent offences (without sexual offence) before or at the time of the survey were classified as violent
  3. 3 Given the method of classification, men who had a sexual offence before or at the time of the survey were classified as sex offenders
  4. *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001