March 11, 2010
Recidivism of Sex Offenders: Crime Statistics—Reader Request
Crime in America.Net staff
Gentlereaders: We were asked by a reader for data on the recidivism of sex offenders. To comply with the reader’s request, we offer the data below from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) of the US Department of Justice.
Please note that BJS data is often considered [...]
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child sex crimes,
rape,
recidivism,
sex offender,
sexual assault,
Violent Crime
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November 13, 2009
By John Simerman
Contra Costa Times
Posted: 11/04/2009 02:40:36 PM PST
Updated: 11/05/2009 07:53:05 AM PST
State parole officials who oversaw the man now charged with Jaycee Dugard’s abduction and years-long sexual bondage repeatedly missed chances to discover Jaycee and her girls, even failing to look into a 12-year-old girl a parole agent found during a visit to Phillip Garrido’s home [...]
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California,
Jaycee Dugard,
Phillip Garrido,
sex offender
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