%0 Journal Article
%T Veterans in Prison for Sexual Offenses: Characteristics and Reentry Service Needs
%A Andrea K. Finlay
%A Jennifer Bronson
%A Jim McGuire
%A Shoba Sreenivasan
%J Sexual Abuse
%@ 1573-286X
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1079063218793633
%X Among prison-incarcerated men in the United States, more veterans (35%) have a sexual offense conviction than nonveterans (23%). Limited research has investigated factors explaining the link between military service and sexual offending. Nationally representative data from prison-incarcerated men (n = 14,080) were used to examine the association between veteran status and sexual offenses, adjusting for demographic, childhood, and clinical characteristics. Veterans had 1.35 higher odds (95% confidence interval = [1.12, 1.62], p < .01) of a sexual offense than nonveterans. Among veterans, those who were homeless or taking mental health medications at arrest had lower odds and veterans with a sexual trauma history had higher odds of a sexual offense compared with other offense types. Offering mental health services in correctional and health care settings to address trauma experiences and providing long-term housing options can help veterans with sexual offenses as they transition from prison to their communities
%K sex offenses
%K prison
%K criminal behavior
%K reentry
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1079063218793633