NCJ Number
150890
Editor(s)
N K Clark,
G M Stephenson
Date Published
1993
Length
72 pages
Annotation
Changed public and institutional attitudes toward sex offenses, offenders, and victims in the United Kingdom reflect a heightened awareness of sexual abuse, although knowledge on what constitutes effective sex offender treatment is deficient.
Abstract
In an effort to address the assessment and treatment of sex offenders, this compilation of papers begins by looking at the family backgrounds of serial rapists. Subsequent papers focus on the experience and training of staff who work in secure units for adolescent sex offenders, attitudes of professional treatment providers toward sex offenders, and ethical and legal problems in dealing with sadistic adolescent sex offenders. Additional papers examine the treatment of adult sex offenders, the use of cognitive- behavioral therapy with sex offenders, social skills group sessions with sex offenders, and understanding and responding to sexually abusive calls made to telephone counseling services. The lack of agreement on what works in treating sex offenders is discussed, as well as the lack of resources to provide treatment. References, tables, and figures