Evan Mccuish
Biographic Data
| ID | 2381723 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Evan Mccuish |
| GIVEN NAMES | Evan |
| FAMILY NAME | Mccuish |
| SIGNATURE | MCCUISH E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Simon Fraser University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5998-7896 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 62 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 24 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Examining Benchmarks of Sexual Recidivism Rates for Short, Moderate, and Long-Term Follow-Up Periods
Measuring sexual recidivism involves both a behavioral and a temporal component. The behavioral component is sexually reoffending, generally measured using official sources. The temporal component is the follow-up period during which sexual recidivism is examined. Research has shown that if the length of the follow-up period is extended, rates of sexual recidivism increase. What is less clear is the functional form of this relationship. The prese…
A meta-analysis of trends in general, sexual, and violent recidivism among youth with histories of sex offending
Recent research suggests that sexual recidivism rates have been declining, which contrasts with observations regarding general recidivism rates as well as perceptions of sexual reoffending risk. If sexual recidivism rates are in decline, it raises fundamental policy questions about the youth justice system’s tendency to operate on the assumption that juvenile sexual offending is a risk marker for sexual reoffending in adulthood. A systematic revi…
Revisiting the sexual recidivism drop in Canada and the United States
There is empirical evidence that sexual recidivism rates have been dropping for several decades, but it remains unclear whether this drop is an artifact of changing research methodologies over the years. The current study, therefore, examines whether the sexual recidivism drop is robust while accounting for various methodological factors. The study is based on a systematic review and a quantitative meta-analysis of 468 empirical studies published…
The impact of incarceration on reoffending
Against All Odds
Since the late 1930s, laws and policies based on assumptions about high rates of sexual recidivism have been enacted to respond to individuals who perpetrated sexual offenses. The first sex offender laws in the United States and Canada were quite similar. Since then, the two countries have diverged. More recent American policies have included the enactment of public registration and notification laws and postsentence civil commitment laws. Canadi…
Twenty years in the making
Maturation as a Promoter of Change in Features of Psychopathy Between Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood
The relationship between psychopathy and negative behavioral, social, and health outcomes has lead to calls to identify factors that promote change in features of psychopathy. Given that maturation has important implications for changes in personality more broadly, it also may be informative of changes in specific personality traits associated with psychopathy. Rocque’s integrated maturation theory was used in the current study to guide the measu…
The sexual recidivism drop in Canada
Research summary In the past, the Canadian government followed in the footsteps of its American counterpart by enacting “sex offender laws.” Since the 1990s, however, the Canadian criminal justice system has taken a different approach to the issue of sex offender recidivism (SOR), focusing on treatment, rehabilitation, and community risk management. This evidence‐based approach has been criticized for not doing enough to prevent convicted offende…
Psychopathy and the prospective prediction of adult offending through age 29
Is the Foster Care-Crime Relationship a Consequence of Exposure? Examining Potential Moderating Factors
Youth who are dually involved in both foster care and criminal justice systems represent a small minority of individuals with multi-problem risk profiles. Prior research has found that foster care youth are disproportionately more likely to be chronic offenders in both adolescence and emerging adulthood. However, the nature of this relationship remains theoretically underexplored and empirically underexamined, especially with respect to risk fact…
Describing Changes in Features of Psychopathy Via an Individual-Level Measure of P(Δ)
A Network-Based Examination of the Longitudinal Association Between Psychopathy and Offending Versatility
Developmental Offending Patterns
Compared with young men, justice-involved young women are often characterized by a greater array of risk factors, yet show a more limited pattern of offending. This paradox may be related to risk factors functioning differently not only for male versus female adolescents but also among female adolescents involved in offending. Data were used on 284 girls from the Incarcerated Serious and Violent Young Offender Study to address whether risk factor…
The Life-Course of Serious and Violent Youth Grown Up
The Life-Course of Serious and Violent Youth Grown Up addresses significant gaps in the literature on youth involved in chronic, serious, and violent offending. Through longitudinal research and a long follow-up into adulthood, it challenges common perceptions about offending outcomes. Using theoretically grounded, methodologically sophisticated and empirically driven research, this book culminates 20 years of data emerging from the Incarcerated …
Maturation beyond Age
Retour sur le concept de maturité dans le contexte du désistement de la délinquance durant la transition adolescence-vie adulte
La criminologie des parcours de vie concernant le désistement de la délinquance a fourni peu de lignes directrices quant aux stratégies d’intervention visant les jeunes adultes. Étant donné le caractère dynamique de la maturité ainsi que de la délinquance à ce stade de développement, la présente étude propose un regard sur le concept de maturité et son impact possible sur le processus de désistement. Bien mettre en évidence les aspects spécifique…
Criminal Genius
Foster care beyond placement
The role of symptoms of psychopathy in persistent violence over the criminal career into full adulthood
Can the causal mechanisms underlying chronic, serious, and violent offending trajectories be elucidated using the psychopathy construct
The prevalence of psychopathic personality disturbances among incarcerated youth
The role of psychopathic traits and developmental risk factors on offending trajectories from early adolescence to adulthood
Psychopathy and violent misconduct in a sample of violent young offenders
Psychopathic traits and offending trajectories from early adolescence to adulthood
Psychopathic traits and offending trajectories from early adolescence to adulthood
The role of symptoms of psychopathy in persistent violence over the criminal career into full adulthood
The role of psychopathic traits and developmental risk factors on offending trajectories from early adolescence to adulthood
Can the causal mechanisms underlying chronic, serious, and violent offending trajectories be elucidated using the psychopathy construct
Foster care beyond placement
Psychopathy and violent misconduct in a sample of violent young offenders
The sexual recidivism drop in Canada
Research summary In the past, the Canadian government followed in the footsteps of its American counterpart by enacting “sex offender laws.” Since the 1990s, however, the Canadian criminal justice system has taken a different approach to the issue of sex offender recidivism (SOR), focusing on treatment, rehabilitation, and community risk management. This evidence‐based approach has been criticized for not doing enough to prevent convicted offende…
Maturation beyond Age
Against All Odds
Since the late 1930s, laws and policies based on assumptions about high rates of sexual recidivism have been enacted to respond to individuals who perpetrated sexual offenses. The first sex offender laws in the United States and Canada were quite similar. Since then, the two countries have diverged. More recent American policies have included the enactment of public registration and notification laws and postsentence civil commitment laws. Canadi…
The prevalence of psychopathic personality disturbances among incarcerated youth
Twenty years in the making
Psychopathy and the prospective prediction of adult offending through age 29
Retour sur le concept de maturité dans le contexte du désistement de la délinquance durant la transition adolescence-vie adulte
La criminologie des parcours de vie concernant le désistement de la délinquance a fourni peu de lignes directrices quant aux stratégies d’intervention visant les jeunes adultes. Étant donné le caractère dynamique de la maturité ainsi que de la délinquance à ce stade de développement, la présente étude propose un regard sur le concept de maturité et son impact possible sur le processus de désistement. Bien mettre en évidence les aspects spécifique…
Psychopathic traits and offending trajectories from early adolescence to adulthood
The role of symptoms of psychopathy in persistent violence over the criminal career into full adulthood
Can the causal mechanisms underlying chronic, serious, and violent offending trajectories be elucidated using the psychopathy construct
The prevalence of psychopathic personality disturbances among incarcerated youth
The role of psychopathic traits and developmental risk factors on offending trajectories from early adolescence to adulthood
Psychopathy and violent misconduct in a sample of violent young offenders
Foster care beyond placement
Criminal Genius
Maturation beyond Age
Retour sur le concept de maturité dans le contexte du désistement de la délinquance durant la transition adolescence-vie adulte
La criminologie des parcours de vie concernant le désistement de la délinquance a fourni peu de lignes directrices quant aux stratégies d’intervention visant les jeunes adultes. Étant donné le caractère dynamique de la maturité ainsi que de la délinquance à ce stade de développement, la présente étude propose un regard sur le concept de maturité et son impact possible sur le processus de désistement. Bien mettre en évidence les aspects spécifique…
Is the Foster Care-Crime Relationship a Consequence of Exposure? Examining Potential Moderating Factors
Youth who are dually involved in both foster care and criminal justice systems represent a small minority of individuals with multi-problem risk profiles. Prior research has found that foster care youth are disproportionately more likely to be chronic offenders in both adolescence and emerging adulthood. However, the nature of this relationship remains theoretically underexplored and empirically underexamined, especially with respect to risk fact…
Describing Changes in Features of Psychopathy Via an Individual-Level Measure of P(Δ)
A Network-Based Examination of the Longitudinal Association Between Psychopathy and Offending Versatility
Developmental Offending Patterns
Compared with young men, justice-involved young women are often characterized by a greater array of risk factors, yet show a more limited pattern of offending. This paradox may be related to risk factors functioning differently not only for male versus female adolescents but also among female adolescents involved in offending. Data were used on 284 girls from the Incarcerated Serious and Violent Young Offender Study to address whether risk factor…
The Life-Course of Serious and Violent Youth Grown Up
The Life-Course of Serious and Violent Youth Grown Up addresses significant gaps in the literature on youth involved in chronic, serious, and violent offending. Through longitudinal research and a long follow-up into adulthood, it challenges common perceptions about offending outcomes. Using theoretically grounded, methodologically sophisticated and empirically driven research, this book culminates 20 years of data emerging from the Incarcerated …
Maturation as a Promoter of Change in Features of Psychopathy Between Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood
The relationship between psychopathy and negative behavioral, social, and health outcomes has lead to calls to identify factors that promote change in features of psychopathy. Given that maturation has important implications for changes in personality more broadly, it also may be informative of changes in specific personality traits associated with psychopathy. Rocque’s integrated maturation theory was used in the current study to guide the measu…
The sexual recidivism drop in Canada
Research summary In the past, the Canadian government followed in the footsteps of its American counterpart by enacting “sex offender laws.” Since the 1990s, however, the Canadian criminal justice system has taken a different approach to the issue of sex offender recidivism (SOR), focusing on treatment, rehabilitation, and community risk management. This evidence‐based approach has been criticized for not doing enough to prevent convicted offende…
Psychopathy and the prospective prediction of adult offending through age 29
Against All Odds
Since the late 1930s, laws and policies based on assumptions about high rates of sexual recidivism have been enacted to respond to individuals who perpetrated sexual offenses. The first sex offender laws in the United States and Canada were quite similar. Since then, the two countries have diverged. More recent American policies have included the enactment of public registration and notification laws and postsentence civil commitment laws. Canadi…
Twenty years in the making
A meta-analysis of trends in general, sexual, and violent recidivism among youth with histories of sex offending
Recent research suggests that sexual recidivism rates have been declining, which contrasts with observations regarding general recidivism rates as well as perceptions of sexual reoffending risk. If sexual recidivism rates are in decline, it raises fundamental policy questions about the youth justice system’s tendency to operate on the assumption that juvenile sexual offending is a risk marker for sexual reoffending in adulthood. A systematic revi…
Revisiting the sexual recidivism drop in Canada and the United States
There is empirical evidence that sexual recidivism rates have been dropping for several decades, but it remains unclear whether this drop is an artifact of changing research methodologies over the years. The current study, therefore, examines whether the sexual recidivism drop is robust while accounting for various methodological factors. The study is based on a systematic review and a quantitative meta-analysis of 468 empirical studies published…
The impact of incarceration on reoffending
Examining Benchmarks of Sexual Recidivism Rates for Short, Moderate, and Long-Term Follow-Up Periods
Measuring sexual recidivism involves both a behavioral and a temporal component. The behavioral component is sexually reoffending, generally measured using official sources. The temporal component is the follow-up period during which sexual recidivism is examined. Research has shown that if the length of the follow-up period is extended, rates of sexual recidivism increase. What is less clear is the functional form of this relationship. The prese…
Psychology (21 works) · Medicine (16 works) · Developmental psychology (15 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (14 works) · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (14 works) · Poison control (13 works) · Clinical Psychology (10 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (10 works) · Injury prevention (10 works) · Medical emergency (10 works)