Measuring Collateral Consequences Among Individuals Registered for a Sexual Offense: Development of the Sexual Offender Collateral Consequences Measure

Collateral consequences faced by individuals convicted of a sexual offense have been widely referenced in the literature. There is yet to be a systematic examination of collateral consequences affecting individuals, however, due to measurement inconsistencies and the absence of a psychometrically va...

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Published inSexual abuse Vol. 34; no. 3; pp. 259 - 291
Main Authors Hamilton, Emma, Sanchez, Delida, Ferrara, Matthew L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.04.2022
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Criminals - psychology
Discrimination
Exploratory factor analysis
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Humans
Indexes
Measures
Pessimism
Reproducibility of Results
Self Report
Sex crimes
Sex offenders
Sex Offenses - psychology
Well being
collateral consequences
sexual offender
scale development
measurement
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Summary:Collateral consequences faced by individuals convicted of a sexual offense have been widely referenced in the literature. There is yet to be a systematic examination of collateral consequences affecting individuals, however, due to measurement inconsistencies and the absence of a psychometrically validated instrument. The current study developed and validated a measure of collateral consequences faced by individuals convicted of a sexual offense. Specifically, this study investigated (a) the underlying factor structure of collateral consequences commonly endorsed by individuals convicted of a sexual offense through Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) procedures and (b) reliability and validity indicators of the aforementioned scale. Participants were 218 individuals convicted of and registered for a sexual offense in the state of Texas. Study measures included a pool of 66 collateral consequences items in addition to psychological self-report instruments addressing hopelessness, shame, social well-being, and discrimination. EFA results revealed a two-dimensional construct representing collateral consequences affecting areas of social and psychological well-being. The current measure demonstrated adequate reliability and validity. Limitations and future directions of findings are addressed.
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ISSN:1079-0632
1573-286X
DOI:10.1177/10790632211019733