This research critiques an article reporting findings related to the recidivism of juvenile sexual offenders. The article is critiqued within the context of relevancy to a proposed research study that will investigate the pre-release registration of convicted sex offenders as a part of an effort to reduce the incidence of sexual assaults. The article critiqued is "Assessing Reoffense Risk With Juvenile Sexual Offenders" by Timothy J. Kahn and Heather J. Chambers (complete bibliographic data are included at the end of this critique).
The research reported in the critiqued article examined the recidivism experiences of 221 convicted and incarcerated juvenile sexual offenders who were released fro
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