The Intensity and Timing of Sex Offender Treatment
Author(s)
Day, Andrew
Ross, Stuart
Casey, Sharon
Vess, James
Johns, Diana
Hobbs, Gaynor
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2019
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Current evidence about the impact of specialized sex offender treatment on reoffending remains inconsistent, drawing attention to the need to focus more on those program characteristics that potentially moderate outcome. This review considers current professional perspectives and evidence on two defining aspects of treatment: its intensity and timing. It is concluded that insufficient evidence currently exists to articulate best practice in this area and there is a pressing need to collect empirical evidence about the effectiveness of different intensity treatments offered at different stages of sentence.Current evidence about the impact of specialized sex offender treatment on reoffending remains inconsistent, drawing attention to the need to focus more on those program characteristics that potentially moderate outcome. This review considers current professional perspectives and evidence on two defining aspects of treatment: its intensity and timing. It is concluded that insufficient evidence currently exists to articulate best practice in this area and there is a pressing need to collect empirical evidence about the effectiveness of different intensity treatments offered at different stages of sentence.
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Journal Title
Sexual Abuse
Volume
31
Issue
4
Subject
Criminology
Psychology
Social Sciences
Psychology, Clinical
Criminology & Penology
Psychology
sex offender policy