The positive correlation we found between offender connectivity and offending rates supports Felson's arguments that better-connected offenders commit more offences.
A group of New Zealand actors issued social-media statements saying the sentence did not reflect the extent of Naufahu's offending, and committing to not work with him again.
Ms. Aguilar asked that because the purported offending conduct was primarily committed, encouraged or tolerated by the chairman and the president, they be disqualified from participating except as witnesses.
Compared to solo-offenders, those involved in co-offending tend to have higher rates of offending and to commit more serious offences.
Males are more likely to offend, and those who do offend tend to commit crime with greater frequency than female offenders (D'Unger et al. 2002).
There are re-education camps in different locations for Sea Org members (Scientology's clergy) who have offended the leader or committed some infraction against the Church of Scientology.
Officers are focusing on a gap in Napper's offending between 1989, when he committed his first rape in south-east London, and 1992, when he committed three rapes in two months and went on to stab Nickell 49 times on Wimbledon common.
"Offending paedophiles tend to have committed their crimes when they are at their most desperate," he says.
He's now a moderator on Virtuous Pedophiles, a closed online support group for pedophiles who say they're committed to not offending.
