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The generality of criminal behavior: A confirmatory factor analysis of the criminal activity of sex offenders in adulthood |
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| Authors: | Patrick Lussier Marc LeBlanc |
| Institution: | a School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, V5A 1S6 b School of Psycho-Éducation, University of Montreal, C.P. 6128, Succ. Centre-Ville, Montréal, Quebec, Canada, H3C 3J7 c School of Criminology, University of Montreal, Research Centre, Philippe Pinel Institute, 10905 Henri-Bourrassa E, Montréal, Quebec, Canada, H1C 1H1 |
| Abstract: | The presence of a general construct of deviance had not been investigated in sex offenders in spite of the presumption of specialization that characterized them. Consequently, the aim of this study was to investigate whether sex offenders' criminal behavior could be explained by a general construct of deviance. A semi-structured interview was conducted with each subject in order to assess deviant behavior during the life course. The official criminal behavior of 388 convicted sex offenders was analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis. The pattern of covariance observed showed that the onset, frequency, and variety of criminal activity in adulthood could be explained by a general construct of deviance in sexual aggressors. The results, however, also suggested that child molesters' frequency of sexual crime was not part of a general construct of deviance. In other words, the offending behavior of sexual aggressors of women was predominantly versatile, whereas that of sexual aggressors of children tended to be more specific, at least for one dimension of their criminal activity. |
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