Utility of the Static-99 and Static-99R With Latino Sex Offenders

• NCJ Number: 249632
• Journal: Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment Dated: December 2015
• Author(s): A. Leguízamo; S. C. Lee; E. L. Jeglic; C. Calkins
• Date Published: December 2015
• Length: 0 pages
• Grant Number(s): 2007-IJ-CX-0037
• Agencies: NIJ-Sponsored
• Publication Type: Test/Measurement; Program/Project Evaluation
• Award: Sex Offender Management, Treatment, and Civil Commitment: An Evidence Based Analysis Aimed at Reducing Sexual Violence

Annotation

Since the predictive validity of the Static-99 measures with ethnic minorities in the United States has only recently been assessed, with mixed results, this study assessed the predictive validity of the Static-99 and Static-99R with a sample of Latino sex offenders (N = 483) and with two subsamples (U.S.-born, including Puerto Rico, and non-U.S.-born).

Abstract

The overall sexual recidivism rate was very low (1.9 percent). Both the Static-99 measures were able to predict sexual recidivism for offenders born in the United States and Puerto Rico, but neither was effective in doing so for other Latino immigrants. Calibration analyses (N = 303) of the Static-99R were consistent with the literature and provided support for the potential use of the measure with Latinos born in the United States and Puerto Rico. These findings and their implications are discussed as they pertain to the assessment of Latino sex offenders. (Publisher abstract modified)