Assessment and Treatment of Sex Offenders in a Community Setting (From Handbook on Sexual Abuse of Children: Assessment and Treatment Issues, P 365-383, 1988, Lenore E A Walker, ed. -- See NCJ-113856)

• NCJ Number: 113864
• Author(s): S C Wolf; J R Conte; M Engel-Meinig
• Date Published: 1988
• Length: 19 pages
• Sale Source: Springer Publishing Co
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This chapter describes a community-based alternative to incarceration for sex offenders.

Abstract

A program developed over the past 7 years with over 4,000 clients in Seattle, Wash., has demonstrated the effectiveness of the community-based treatment concept. Sex offenders are selected for the program if they have been in treatment for over six months and have passed a clinical polygraph test on their histories of deviant behavior. The community therapist must determine whether it is safe to admit a sex offender to the program; information must be obtained from the client and from the community. Once admitted, each client's treatment is divided into three parts: control, treatment, and transition out of treatment. Treatment consists of group, individual, and family therapy. The final phases of family therapy include home and overnight visits with the family. 21 references.