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I. Effective Treatment with Sex Offenders: What the Research Tells Us I. Effective Treatment with Sex Offenders: What the Research Tells Us
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A. Recidivism Outcome Evaluations A. Recidivism Outcome Evaluations
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B. General Characteristics of Effective Treatment B. General Characteristics of Effective Treatment
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C. Treatment Targets C. Treatment Targets
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D. Is Treatment Change Related to Outcome? D. Is Treatment Change Related to Outcome?
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E. Conclusions E. Conclusions
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II. Theoretical Approaches to Treatment of Sex Offenders in Prison II. Theoretical Approaches to Treatment of Sex Offenders in Prison
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III. Assessment for Treatment III. Assessment for Treatment
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IV. Program Structure and Content IV. Program Structure and Content
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A. Preparation/Engagement A. Preparation/Engagement
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B. Addressing Criminogenic Needs B. Addressing Criminogenic Needs
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C. Self-Management Plans and Safety Planning C. Self-Management Plans and Safety Planning
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V. Additional Issues in the Provision of Sex Offender Treatment in Prison V. Additional Issues in the Provision of Sex Offender Treatment in Prison
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A. Rolling Versus Closed-Cohort Groups A. Rolling Versus Closed-Cohort Groups
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B. Therapist Factors and the Therapy Alliance B. Therapist Factors and the Therapy Alliance
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C. Creating Group Cohesion C. Creating Group Cohesion
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D. Therapeutic Communities D. Therapeutic Communities
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E. Cultural Responsivity E. Cultural Responsivity
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F. Treatment of Rapists and Child Molesters: Separate or Together? F. Treatment of Rapists and Child Molesters: Separate or Together?
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G. Treatment of Sex Offenders with Low Cognitive Functioning G. Treatment of Sex Offenders with Low Cognitive Functioning
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H. Treatment Provision for Low-Risk Offenders H. Treatment Provision for Low-Risk Offenders
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I. Monitoring and Measuring Treatment Change in Prison I. Monitoring and Measuring Treatment Change in Prison
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J. Treatment of Deniers J. Treatment of Deniers
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K. Reintegration or Reentry into the Community K. Reintegration or Reentry into the Community
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VI. Conclusion VI. Conclusion
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Notes Notes
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References References
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21 Treating Sex Offenders in Prison
Get accessDevon L. L. Polaschek PhD, DipClinPsyc, is a clinical psychologist and professor of psychology in the School of Psychology and the New Zealand Institute of Security and Crime Science, University of Waikato, New Zealand. Her research interests include theory, intervention, and intervention evaluation with serious violent and sexual offenders, family violence, psychopathy, desistance, reintegration, and parole. Devon is the author of more than 110 journal articles, book chapters and government reports, and a fellow of the Association for Psychological Science. Her research has been supported by a decade of funding from the Department of Corrections, in order to develop a better understanding of high-risk violent male prisoners: their characteristics, and what works to reduce their risk of future offending. In 2015, she was the recipient of a Fulbright Scholar Award, which she spent at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, and is the 2016 recipient of the NZ Psychological Society’s Hunter Award for lifetime excellence in research, scholarship, and professional achievement in psychology.
Kristina M. Blackwood, PG DipClinPsyc, Senior Psychologist, Te Piriti Special Treatment Unit, Department of Corrections, Auckland
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Published:01 September 2016
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Abstract
This essay considers the challenges associated with managing and treating sex offenders within the prison setting. What is known from scientific research about the most effective approaches to treating sex offenders is reviewed, followed by the major rehabilitation theories. The role of assessment with sex offenders (e.g., interviews, composite risk and need assessments for both sexual and general recidivism, penile plethysmography) as well as the challenges and limitations of conducting assessments with incarcerated sex offenders are also discussed. The various approaches to sex offender treatment are critiqued, including physiological strategies, behavioral strategies, cognitive strategies, and relapse prevention. Each phase of treatment (preparation, addressing criminogenic needs, planning for the future) is considered separately, and directions for future research are considered.
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