The most effective treatment approaches are developmentally appropriate; take motivational and behavioral diversity into account; and focus on family, peer, and other contextual correlates of a youth's sexually abusive behavior.
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Is cognitive/behavioral treatment effective for juveniles who sexually offend?
Winokur and his colleagues (2006) reported that cognitive/behavioral treatment is effective in both community and residential settings. Juveniles who sexually offend are clearly quite diverse in terms of their offending behaviors and future public safety risk.
Is there a moral and ethical mandate for juvenile sexual offender research?
The moral and ethical mandate for such research is evident when considering the alternative, in which clinicians and society are willing to live in ignorance regarding the etiology and treatment of juvenile sexual offending and to consign offending youths to the potential harm of untested interventions.
What is the best treatment for juvenile nonsexual offenders?
MST has been in development for more than 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the best validated treatments for juvenile nonsexual offenders (Elliott, 1998; U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2001).
Are juveniles who commit sexual offenses diverse in their offenses?
"Juveniles who commit sexual offenses are diverse in terms of their offending behaviors and future public safety risk." Juveniles who commit sexual offenses are clearly quite diverse in terms of their offending behaviors and future risk to public safety.
Abstract
This article raises serious concerns regarding the widespread use of unproven interventions with juveniles who sexually offend and suggests innovative methods for addressing these concerns.
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Which study found that incarcerated juveniles who received intensive treatment in a self-contained housing unit of
Waite and colleagues (2005) found that incarcerated juveniles who received intensive treatment in a self-contained housing unit of the correctional facility had better recidivism outcomes than incarcerated juveniles who received less intensive treatment and who remained in the facility's general population.
What is therapeutic intervention for juveniles?
Given the prevalence of sexual offending by juveniles, and the potential links between sexually abusive behavior during adolescence or childhood and sexual offending later in life, therapeutic interventions for juveniles have become a staple of sex offender management practice in jurisdictions across the country.
How many treated subjects recidivated for every 100 untreated subjects?
Walker and his colleagues reported a treatment effect size of 0.37, meaning that only 37 treated study subjects recidivated for every 100 untreated study subjects who recidivated.
What is the most reliable evidence for a criminology intervention?
In the field of criminology, there is general agreement that certain types of single studies–namely, well-designed and executed experiments, or randomized controlled trials (RCTs) –provide the most trustworthy evidence about an intervention's effectiveness (Sherman et al., 1998; MacKenzie, 2006; Farrington & Welsh, 2007). 1
How much does sex offender treatment reduce recidivism?
The researchers found that sex offender treatment programs for juveniles reduced recidivism, on average, by 9.7 percent. In addition, the treatment programs produced a net return on investment of more than $23,000 per program participant, or about $1.70 in benefits per participant for every $1 spent.
What is crime control based on?
While there is growing interest in crime control strategies that are based on scientific evidence, determining what works is not an easy task. It is not uncommon for studies of the same phenomena to produce ambiguous or even conflicting results, and there are many examples of empirical evidence misleading crime control policy and practice because shortcomings in the quality of the research were overlooked (see, for example, Sherman, 2003, and McCord, 2003). The importance of basing conclusions about what works on highly trustworthy and credible evidence cannot be overstated, and both the quality and consistency of the research evidence has to be considered.
Is a juvenile more impulsive than an adult?
Juveniles are generally more impulsive and less aware of the consequences of their behavior than adults. And while a few sexually abusive behaviors in youth are compulsive and reflective of a recurrent pattern of social deviance, others may be more isolated and not indicative of a long-term behavior pattern.