TABLE 5. Offender Criminal Histories, by Rereporting Status
| Characteristic |
No new incident (Group 1) (N = 60) |
New incident reported (Group 2) (N = 27) |
New incident not reported (Group 3) (N = 32) |
F |
p |
|
| Prior restraining orders taken out against offender by anyone |
0.25a |
0.52 |
0.88 |
5.81 |
.004 |
| Age at first criminal charge |
24.6 |
19.4 |
22.0 |
2.77 |
.067 |
| Prior property crime charges |
3.51 |
3.84 |
5.38 |
0.47 |
.629 |
| Prior public order crime charges |
0.60 |
1.12 |
0.65 |
1.14 |
.324 |
| Number of prior major motor vehicle crime charges |
2.70 |
3.04 |
2.18 |
0.23 |
.793 |
| Prior alcohol-related crime charges |
1.57 |
2.50 |
1.36 |
1.33 |
.273 |
| Any controlled substance criminal charge (excluding marijuana) |
6.7%b |
4.0%b |
23.5% |
.019 |
7.90 |
| Two or more female victims |
5.0%b |
12.0% |
20.6% |
5.46 |
.065 |
| Prior crimes against person charges |
1.88 |
4.80 |
3.47 |
3.43 |
.036 |
| Total prior criminal charges |
10.88 |
16.00 |
14.12 |
0.97 |
.384 |
| Prior sexual offense criminal charges |
0.15 |
0.12 |
0.24 |
0.29 |
.750 |
| Prior periods of probation or incarceration |
2.00 |
3.36 |
1.97 |
1.63 |
.200 |
|
a Post hoc (Scheffe) analyses indicate statistically significant differences in means between this category and the "new incident, no new report" category.
b 2 x 2 cross-tabulation between this group and Group 3 reveals a statistically significant association between reporting status and this factor.
