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Jean Proulx is affiliated with the University of Montreal in Canada and has contributed extensively to research in social sciences and psychology. Their work has addressed various aspects of forensic psychology, criminal justice, and sexual offending, with a focus on clinical psychology and its intersection with social and political sciences.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
  • Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
  • Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Crime Patterns and Interventions

Jean Proulx has published articles in several notable venues, including:

  • Journal of Criminal Justice
  • Psychology Archives
  • Hochschule Düsseldorf
  • Child Abuse & Neglect
  • Sexual Abuse

Recent publications by Jean Proulx include:

  • "Gaze behavior nonlinear dynamics assessed in virtual immersion as a diagnostic index of sexual deviancy: preliminary results," 2024, Hochschule Düsseldorf
  • "Virtual characters designed for forensic assessment and rehabilitation of sex offenders: standardized and made-to-measure," 2024, Hochschule Düsseldorf
  • "The sexual recidivism drop in Canada: A meta-analysis of sex offender recidivism rates over an 80-year period," 2022, Criminology & Public Policy
  • "Sex Offender Recidivism: Some Lessons Learned From Over 70 Years of Research," 2023, Criminal Justice Review
  • "Recidivism Rates of Treated, Non-Treated and Dropout Adolescent Who Have Sexually Offended: a Non-Randomized Study," 2021, Frontiers in Psychology

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • Etienne Garant
  • Alexandre Gauthier
  • Caroline Deli
  • Jonathan James
  • Patrick Lussier

Best Publications

  • Script Analysis of the Hunting Process of Serial Sex Offenders

    Eric Beauregard;Jean Proulx;Kim Rossmo;Benoit Leclerc

  • A descriptive model of the hunting process of serial sex offenders: A rational choice perspective.

    Eric Beauregard;D. Kim Rossmo;Jean Proulx

  • Profiles in the Offending Process of Nonserial Sexual Murderers

    Eric Beauregard;Jean Proulx

  • Relationships Between Affective Components and Sexual Behaviors in Sexual Aggressors

    Jean Proulx;Jean Proulx;André McKibben;Richard Lusignan

  • The generality of criminal behavior: A confirmatory factor analysis of the criminal activity of sex offenders in adulthood

    Patrick Lussier;Marc LeBlanc;Jean Proulx

  • Static and Dynamic Predictors of Recidivism in Sexual Aggressors

    Jean Proulx;Bruno Pellerin;Yves Paradis;André McKibben

  • Relationships between conflict, affect and deviant sexual behaviors in rapists and pedophiles

    André McKibben;Jean Proulx;Jean Proulx;Richard Lusignan

  • Pathways in the offending process of extrafamilial sexual child molesters.

    Jean Proulx;Jean Proulx;Christine Perreault;Marc Ouimet

  • Examining the modus operandi of sexual offenders against children and its practical implications

    Benoit Leclerc;Jean Proulx;Eric Beauregard

  • Criminal propensity, deviant sexual interests and criminal activity of sexual aggressors against women: A comparison of explanatory models.

    Patrick Lussier;Jean Proulx;Marc Leblanc

  • Reductions in risk based on time offense-free in the community: Once a sexual offender, not always a sexual offender.

    R. Karl Hanson;Andrew J. R. Harris;Elizabeth Letourneau;L. Maaike Helmus

  • Spatial patterns of sex offenders: Theoretical, empirical, and practical issues

    Eric Beauregard;Jean Proulx;D. Kim Rossmo

  • Sexual Murderers of Children Developmental, Precrime, Crime, and Postcrime Factors

    Eric Beauregard;Maryann R. Stone;Jean Proulx;Patrick Michaud

  • Modus operandi of sexual offenders working or doing voluntary work with children and adolescents

    Benoit Leclerc;Jean Proulx;Andre McKibben

  • Developmental Pathways of Deviance in Sexual Aggressors

    Patrick Lussier;Benoit Leclerc;Jesse Cale;Jean Proulx

  • A psychological and developmental profile of sexual murderers: a systematic review

    Jonathan James;Jean Proulx;Jean Proulx

  • Victim-choice polymorphia among serious sex offenders.

    Jean-Pierre Guay;Jean-Pierre Guay;Jean Proulx;Maurice Cusson;Marc Ouimet

  • The role of sexual interests and situational factors on rapists' modus operandi: Implications for offender profiling

    Eric Beauregard;Patrick Lussier;Patrick Lussier;Jean Proulx;Jean Proulx

  • An Exploration of Developmental Factors Related to Deviant Sexual Preferences Among Adult Rapists

    Eric Beauregard;Patrick Lussier;Jean Proulx

  • A Classification of Sexual Homicide Against Men

    Eric Beauregard;Jean Proulx

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric Beauregard
Eric Beauregard Simon Fraser University
Patrick Lussier
Patrick Lussier Université Laval
Stéphane Bouchard
Stéphane Bouchard Université du Québec en Outaouais
John M. W. Bradford
John M. W. Bradford McMaster University
R. Karl Hanson
R. Karl Hanson Carleton University
Eric Lacourse
Eric Lacourse University of Montreal
Louis G. Castonguay
Louis G. Castonguay Pennsylvania State University

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