article_snippet.sent: Sons and brothers of convicted sex offenders are more likely to be convicted of sex crimes than others, a recent study claimed .
article_snippet.sent: The brothers of men convicted of sex offences are five times more likely than average to commit similar crimes, a study found.
article_snippet.sent: a study found that sons and brothers of convicted sex offenders were four to five times more likely to be convicted of sex crimes than men in the general population.
article_snippet.sent: Only about 2.5 per cent of brothers or sons of convicted sex offenders were also convicted so the preventative programmes aimed at at-risk families would mainly target the innocent.
highlights_snippet.sent: Recent study found sons and brothers of convicted sex offenders were four to five times more likely to be convicted of sex crimes .
  