Intellectual Ability and Sexual Recidivism Risk Assessment: Comparing Predictive Accuracy in an Incarcerated U.S. Sample

• Published in: Sexual abuse Vol. 37; no. 2; pp. 181 - 214
• Main Authors: Callahan, Perry A., Jeglic, Elizabeth L., Calkins, Cynthia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.03.2025; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Adult; Female; Humans; Imprisonment; Intellectual disabilities; Intellectual Disability - epidemiology; Intellectual Disability - psychology; Male; Middle Aged; New Jersey; Offenses; Predictions; Prisoners - psychology; Prisoners - statistics & numerical data; Recidivism; Recidivism - psychology; Recidivism - statistics & numerical data; Reproducibility of Results; Risk assessment; Risk Assessment - methods; Risk factors; Sex crimes; Sex Offenses - psychology; Sex Offenses - statistics & numerical data; United States; United States; New Jersey; United States > US; recidivism; risk assessment; intellectual disability; sexual offending
• ISSN: 1079-0632; 1573-286X; 1573-286X
• DOI: 10.1177/10790632241268471

While studies indicate that individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) and borderline intellectual functioning (BIF) are overrepresented among those incarcerated for sexual offenses, there is a paucity of research with respect to risk assessment for this population, particularly among incarcera...