Factorial analysis of risk matrix 2000 on an Italian sample of sexual offenders. Issue 2 (3rd May 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Garombo, M.F.; Salvadori, S.; Contarino, A.; Castellino, N.; Molinaro, S.; Garofano, P.; Molo, M.T.; Veglia, F.; Rosso, C.
• Is Part Of: Journal of sexual aggression. Volume 22:Issue 2(2016)
• Page Start: 137
• Page End: 146
• Publication Date: 2016-05-03
• Subjects: Risk assessment actuarial risk tools factorial analysis sexual risk recidivism sexual offender validation; Sex crimes -- Periodicals; Sexual animosity -- Periodicals; Sex offenders -- Periodicals; 306.7705
• DOI: 10.1080/13552600.2015.1047908
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1355-2600

Abstract

ABSTRACT: In order to assess the internal structure of Risk Matrix 2000 in an Italian sample of 308 adult males convicted for sex abuse, a principal component analysis with Promax rotation was performed. The results identified a structure with three factors that explained 53.8% of the total variance: the first factor concerned items referred to the criminal career of the offender; the second factor concerned the age of onset in committing crimes; the third factor was more strictly related to the offenders' attitude towards the sex crime/s, and reflects the aggravating items of the S scale. These results allows us to have the first validated tool on an Italian sample for assessing the level of risk for recidivism.