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Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, Vol. 2, No. 1, 49-66 (1989)
DOI: 10.1177/107906328900200103
© 1989 Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers

Identifying Violence-Proneness in Sex Offenders

Ron Langevin, Ph.D.

Clarke Institute of Psychiatry Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Reuben A. Lang, Ph.D.

Institute of Psychology & Law Edmonton. Alberta, Canada

Percy Wright, MA

Clarke Institute of Psychiatry Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Lorraine Handy

Clarke Institute of Psychiatry Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Vicky Majpruz

Clarke Institute of Psychiatry Toronto, Ontario, Canada

A total of 118 sex offenders were compared on two measures of violence-proneness (the Clarke Violence Scale or CVS and the Forensic Assessment of Violence or FAV) and the AECOM Coping Scales. The sex offenders were divided into 29 violent and 89 nonviolent cases, based on their criminal histories of sexual and assault offences. Both the CVS and FAV discriminated violent and nonviolent cases but improvements in the measures are needed. The AECOM Minimization, Mapping, and Reversal Coping Scales discriminated the two groups as well. The FAV results, especially, were influenced by test-taking response set. Distinctions between 'self-perceptions of violence' and 'violent behavior' are highlighted and discussed.


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