Swedish rape offenders — a latent class analysis

Sweden has witnessed an increase in the rates of sexual crimes including rape. Knowledge of who the offenders of these crimes are is therefore of importance for prevention. We aimed to study characteristics of individuals convicted of rape, aggravated rape, attempted rape or attempted aggravated rap...

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Autores principales:	Ardavan Khoshnood, Henrik Ohlsson, Jan Sundquist, Kristina Sundquist
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Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Group 2021
Materias:	forensic sciences sweden crime sex crimes rape offender characteristics crime prevention latent class analysis Criminal law and procedure K5000-5582 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9e91445f6b464e8ab3cacf11c0afbd312021-11-11T14:23:42ZSwedish rape offenders — a latent class analysis2096-17902471-141110.1080/20961790.2020.1868681https://doaj.org/article/9e91445f6b464e8ab3cacf11c0afbd312021-04-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20961790.2020.1868681https://doaj.org/toc/2096-1790https://doaj.org/toc/2471-1411Sweden has witnessed an increase in the rates of sexual crimes including rape. Knowledge of who the offenders of these crimes are is therefore of importance for prevention. We aimed to study characteristics of individuals convicted of rape, aggravated rape, attempted rape or attempted aggravated rape (abbreviated rape+), against a woman ≥18 years of age, in Sweden. By using information from the Swedish Crime Register, offenders between 15 and 60 years old convicted of rape+ between 2000 and 2015 were included. Information on substance use disorders, previous criminality and psychiatric disorders were retrieved from Swedish population-based registers, and Latent Class Analysis (LCA) was used to identify classes of rape+ offenders. A total of 3 039 offenders were included in the analysis. A majority of them were immigrants (n = 1 800; 59.2%) of which a majority (n = 1 451; 47.7%) were born outside of Sweden. The LCA identified two classes: Class A — low offending class (LOC), and Class B — high offending class (HOC). While offenders in the LOC had low rates of previous criminality, psychiatric disorders and substance use disorders, those included in the HOC had high rates of previous criminality, psychiatric disorders and substance use disorders. While HOC may be composed by more “traditional” criminals probably known by the police, the LOC may represent individuals not previously known by the police. These two separated classes, as well as our finding in regard to a majority of the offenders being immigrants, warrants further studies that take into account the contextual characteristics among these offenders. Key points Rape, aggravated rape, attempted rape or attempted aggravated rape (rape+) are increasing in Sweden. The majority of those convicted of rape+ are immigrants. LCA identifies two classes of rape+ offenders: LOC and HOC.Ardavan KhoshnoodHenrik OhlssonJan SundquistKristina SundquistTaylor & Francis Grouparticleforensic sciencesswedencrimesex crimesrapeoffender characteristicscrime preventionlatent class analysisCriminal law and procedureK5000-5582Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENForensic Sciences Research, Vol 6, Iss 2, Pp 124-132 (2021)
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spellingShingle	forensic sciences sweden crime sex crimes rape offender characteristics crime prevention latent class analysis Criminal law and procedure K5000-5582 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Ardavan Khoshnood Henrik Ohlsson Jan Sundquist Kristina Sundquist Swedish rape offenders — a latent class analysis
description	Sweden has witnessed an increase in the rates of sexual crimes including rape. Knowledge of who the offenders of these crimes are is therefore of importance for prevention. We aimed to study characteristics of individuals convicted of rape, aggravated rape, attempted rape or attempted aggravated rape (abbreviated rape+), against a woman ≥18 years of age, in Sweden. By using information from the Swedish Crime Register, offenders between 15 and 60 years old convicted of rape+ between 2000 and 2015 were included. Information on substance use disorders, previous criminality and psychiatric disorders were retrieved from Swedish population-based registers, and Latent Class Analysis (LCA) was used to identify classes of rape+ offenders. A total of 3 039 offenders were included in the analysis. A majority of them were immigrants (n = 1 800; 59.2%) of which a majority (n = 1 451; 47.7%) were born outside of Sweden. The LCA identified two classes: Class A — low offending class (LOC), and Class B — high offending class (HOC). While offenders in the LOC had low rates of previous criminality, psychiatric disorders and substance use disorders, those included in the HOC had high rates of previous criminality, psychiatric disorders and substance use disorders. While HOC may be composed by more “traditional” criminals probably known by the police, the LOC may represent individuals not previously known by the police. These two separated classes, as well as our finding in regard to a majority of the offenders being immigrants, warrants further studies that take into account the contextual characteristics among these offenders. Key points Rape, aggravated rape, attempted rape or attempted aggravated rape (rape+) are increasing in Sweden. The majority of those convicted of rape+ are immigrants. LCA identifies two classes of rape+ offenders: LOC and HOC.
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title	Swedish rape offenders — a latent class analysis
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Swedish rape offenders — a latent class analysis

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