Can’t recall where they got their percentages from. One state’s prison system or ?
The training we received in the 80s was that true pedophiles, as opposed to divorce accusations, were incapable of refraining from their sexual proclivities and would re-offend. Everyone one of them, everytime.
At the height of the Jessica Lunsford murder, I had to write two research papers - one for a Statistics class the other in my Abnormal Psychology/Criminal Behavior class.
Seeing that I could do one topic for both papers, I choose the recidivism rates of pedophiles and escalation of violent behavior in the pedophile population.
To the best of my recollection, the recidivism rate amongst pedophiles was somewhere around 68% with close to 30% escalating molestation into torture, murder and other violent crimes.
I picked 3 counseling/restoration programs currently being offered in prisons and tried to make a connection between therapy and reduction in recidivism rates. I could find none.
looking at incarcerated child molesters found that pedophiles who were given prison sentences of any length are more apt to molest once they are released.
The only category of former inmates who did not fit this criteria were ones who were given parole into their late 70’s to early 80’s. Even then I found a research study that sampled this small population. Even with their advanced age, the desire to molest children was still strong, however they lacked the physical ability or opportunity to carry out their desires.
Because of this simple bit of easily accessible research I became a proponent for life in prison, without parole, for any adult who has sex with a child 12 and under. I have no problem with the death penalty for any adult who forces sex upon a child 10 and under.