A survey of plethysmographic assessment in North America

Howes, Richard J.

doi:10.1007/bf02254871

Cited by 33 publications

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“…Clinicians and researchers use phallometry to quantify the sexual interests of sexual offenders against children (e.g., Howes, 1995). A meta-analytic review of 61 sex offender follow-up studies found that phallometrically assessed sexual arousal to children was the strongest predictor of subsequent sexual offenses among all the variables that were examined (Hanson & Bussière, 1998).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Child pornography offenses are a valid diagnostic indicator of pedophilia

Seto¹,

Cantor²,

Blanchard³

2007

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This study investigated whether being charged with a child pornography offense is a valid diagnostic indicator of pedophilia, as represented by an index of phallometrically assessed sexual arousal to children. The sample of 685 male patients was referred between 1995 and 2004 for a sexological assessment of their sexual interests and behavior. As a group, child pornography offenders showed greater sexual arousal to children than to adults and differed from groups of sex offenders against children, sex offenders against adults, and general sexology patients. The results suggest child pornography offending is a stronger diagnostic indicator of pedophilia than is sexually offending against child victims. Theoretical and clinical implications are discussed.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Child pornography offenses are a valid diagnostic indicator of pedophilia

Seto¹,

Cantor²,

Blanchard³

2007

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“…One reason why it has been difficult to create a reliable database that would provide normative data is that different laboratories seem to take pride in developing their own stimuli and procedures. This is revealed in a sobering account of penile plethysmography as it occurs in 48 laboratories in the USA and Canada (Howes, 1995). Howes describes an unacceptably wide range of stimuli, norms largely non-existent and a methodology that is often questionable.…”

Section: Lack Of Standardization and Normative Datamentioning

confidence: 96%

The phallometric assessment of sex offenders: an update

Launay¹

1999

Criminal Behav Ment Health

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“…It has also been noted that many programs conduct phallometric assessments using technicians who have received little or no formal training in either the assessment methodology or interpretation of results (Howes, 1995). At best, many of these clinicians will have been trained on the job by a more experienced operators who themselves may or may not have been formally trained.…”

Section: Technician Variablesmentioning

confidence: 99%