Analysis of Dropouts from Outpatient Sex Offender Treatment

Abstract

This study explores differences between patients who completed outpatient sex offender treatment and those who dropped out prior to completion. Subjects were 173 men who entered outpatient treatment after having committed a sexual offense; Seventy-nine subjects who successfully completed treatment, and 9 4 who did not Two questions are addressed: Fist, what demographic factors, offending pattems, and psychological characteristics are related to completion of treatment; and second, are there differences in reoffending behaviors depending on whether or not one completes treatment? Two psychometric measures were used: the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and the Tennessee Self-concept Scale. Official arrest and conviction records were requested from Minnesota and surrounding jurisdictions.The results indicate that there are demographic and psychological factors that differentiate those who complete treatment from those who do not, and that those who fail to complete treatment do appear Michael H. Miner and S. Marmetta Dwver are affiliated with the Department of Family Practice and ~ommuni& ~e a l t h Medical School, University o i~i n n esota.

Predicting dropout from a residential programme for adolescent sexual abusers using pre-treatment variables and implications for recidivism

“…Seto & Barbaree, 1999). Not being married (Miner & Dwyer, 1995;Shaw et al, 1995), a history of juvenile delinquency (Browne et al, 1998) and impulsivity (Kraemer et al, 1998), for example, are all items on the psychopathy checklist (Hare, 1991) which have also been associated with dropout risk. The link between dropping out of treatment and future offending has been established from the results of this study.…”

“…Among the seven variables they considered in their study, only reading ability and marital status were predictive of treatment outcome. Not being married and being divorced were also found to be significant predictors of dropout from outpatient sex offender treatment by Miner and Dwyer (1995). Several psychometrically assessed deficits in social interaction skills found in these men might account for the failure of the therapeutic process.…”

Treatment programmes for adolescents who commit sexual offences: Dropout and recidivism

“…Not being married and being divorced were found to be significant predictors of dropout from outpatient sex offender treatment by Miner and Dwyer (1995). They conducted a discriminant function analysis and found that, as well as marital status, higher scores on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) L ''Lie'' scale, lower scores on the MMPI K ''social desirability'' scale, and Tennessee Total Self Concept combined to produce a function that correctly classified 72% of their adult sample as treatment completers or not.…”

Personnalité et distorsions cognitives des agresseurs sexuels

“…Bien que la documentation scientifique souligne davantage le rôle des distorsions cognitives souvent relevées chez les agresseurs sexuels d'enfants, un nombre plus restreint d'études semble indiquer que certains traits de personnalité sont associés à l'étiologie et au maintien des comportements sexuels déviants (Craig et al, 2007 ;Hanson et Harris, 2000), à l'adhérence à un traitement (Miner et Dwyer, 1995), ainsi qu'au risque de récidive (Boccaccini, Murrie, Hawes, Simpler et Johnson, 2010 ;Listwan, Van Voorhis et Ritchey, 2007). Par exemple, des études montrent que les hommes accusés d'agression sexuelle à l'égard d'en-fants sont susceptibles de présenter un trouble de la personnalité, notamment des traits antisociaux (Bogaerts, Daalder, Vanheule, Desmet et Leeuw, 2008 ;Cohen et al, 2002), et qu'un diagnostic de trouble de la personnalité augmente de dix fois le risque de récidive (Långström, Sjöstedt et Grann, 2004).…”