What is the most common type of treatment provided to people who have offended sexually today?
CBTCurrent research indicates that the most evidence-based therapy for sex offenders, with the best outcomes, is CBT. In addition, a person-centered approach has been demonstrated to be most effective.
What is the purpose of conducting an assessment of someone that has offended sexually?
The overall purpose is to estimate the risk of future sexual offending so that the most effective steps can be taken to reduce, contain or eliminate that risk. Hence, risk assessment essentially serves as an investigative tool that helps inform and guide various intervention, treatment and legal processes.
What is the Abel Assessment test?
The Abel Assessment for Sexual Interest (also Abel Assessment for Interest in Paraphilias) is an assessment test that purports to measure sexual interest in various subjects – and especially to measure a tendency toward pedophilia. The test was created by Dr. Gene G.
What are the five categories in J soap?
The risk assessment variables were developed from research reviews of literature covering 5 areas: (1) clinical studies of juvenile who had sexually offended, 2) risk assessment/outcome studies of juveniles who had sexually offended, 3) risk assessment/outcome studies of adults who had sexually offended, 4) risk ...
Introduction
- Sex offenders have received considerable attention in recent years from both policymakers and the public. This is due at least in part to the profound impact that sex crimes have on victims and the larger community. While most perpetrators of sex crimes are adults, a significant percentage of sexual offenders are under age 18. Given the prevalence of sexual offending by juveniles, and …
Issues to Consider
- 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 qu…
Summary of Research Findings
- Findings From Single Studies
Several single studies examining the effectiveness of treatment programs for juveniles who sexually offend have been undertaken in recent years, and these studies have consistently found at least modest treatment effects on both sexual and nonsexual recidivism. Worling and Curwe… - Findings From Synthesis Research
One of the most frequently cited studies of the effectiveness of juvenile treatment was conducted by Reitzel and Carbonell (2006). Their meta-analysis included 9 studies and a combined sample of 2,986 juvenile subjects, making it one of the largest studies of treatment effectiveness for juveni…
Summary
- Given the prevalence of sexual offending by juveniles, therapeutic interventions for juveniles who sexually offend have become a staple of sex offender management practice in jurisdictions across the country. Indeed, the number of treatment programs for juveniles who commit sexual offenses has increased over the past 30 years, and the nature of treatment itself has changed a…