The objective of this study was to compare the recidivism rates of juv
enile sexual offenders with those of other juvenile offenders once the
y became young adults. The authors found that the juveniles adjudicate
d for a sexual offense had a significantly higher rate of recidivism f
or sexual offenses as adults than did the comparison group, but rearre
st rates for sexual offenses were low in both groups. The juvenile non
sexual offenders had higher rates of adult recidivism for all other ty
pes of offenses.