SEX OFFENDERS ON PROBATION - HOMOSEXUALITY

• NCJ Number: 5555
• Journal: Federal Probation Volume: 33 Issue: 1 Dated: (MARCH 1969) Pages: 36-39
• Author(s): A K GIGEROFF; J W MOHR
• Date Published: 1969
• Length: 4 pages
• Corporate Author: Administrative Office of the United States Courts
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A REVIEW OF THE KINDS OF HOMOSEXUAL BEHAVIOUR LIKELY TO RESULT IN CONTACT WITH THE LAW AND SUGGESTIONS FOR PROBATION OFFICERS' HANDLING OF HOMOSEXUAL OFFENDERS.

Abstract

PROBATIONERS MIGHT BE INVOLVED IN HOMOSEXUAL ACTS IN PUBLIC PLACES OR HOMOSEXUAL RELATIONS WITH YOUTHS OR CHILDREN. INSTEAD OF MAKING AN AUTOMATIC REFERRAL TO A PSYCHIATRIC SERVICE, AN OFFICER CAN BE SELECTIVE BY ASSESSING THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE OFFENDER SEES HIS BEHAVIOUR AS A PROBLEM, ITS DURATION, THE MOTIVATION FOR CHANGE, THE WILLINGNESS TO ENTER THERAPY, AND THE EXPECTATION HE HOLDS FOR TREATMENT. FREQUENTLY A CONSULTATION BY THE PROBATION OFFICER WITH A PSYCHIATRIC SERVICE ON BEHALF OF THE OFFENDER MAY OBVIATE THE NECESSITY FOR A REFERRAL.