What makes one sex offender reoffend and another not?
It depends. The likelihood of a sex offender committing additional sex crimes in the future varies from person to person. Research tells us it is not typically a single issue that makes someone more likely to reoffend, but a combination of factors that might include problems in relationships, difficulty dealing with emotions such as anger, having antisocial values, hostile attitudes toward women, or being sexually attracted to behaviors that involve children. These are just a few examples. But again, because sex offenders vary in many ways, so does their risk to commit new sex crimes or other crimes.
