Risk management or goods promotion: The relationship between approach and avoidance goals in treatment for sex offenders

Ward, Tony; Vess, James; Collie, Rachael M.; Gannon, Theresa A.

doi:10.1016/j.avb.2006.01.001

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“…Although we agree there is much to be recommended in the good lives model (Ward & Stewart, 2003;Ward, Vess, Collie, & Gannon, 2006) and its concomitant approach to treatment with sexual offenders, we believe that, especially with reference to higher risk sexual offenders, criminogenic needs related to lifestyle instability need to be directly targeted in treatment. We have previously demonstrated that for treated high-risk sexual offenders Looman, 2006), such approaches result in dramatically lower rates of serious recidivism than would be predicted based on actuarial estimates.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 92%

Substance Abuse Among High-Risk Sexual Offenders: Do Measures of Lifetime History of Substance Abuse Add to the Prediction of Recidivism Over Actuarial Risk Assessment Instruments?

Looman¹,

Abracen

2010

J Interpers Violence

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There has been relatively little research on the degree to which measures of lifetime history of substance abuse add to the prediction of risk based on actuarial measures alone among sexual offenders. This issue is of relevance in that a history of substance abuse is related to relapse to substance using behavior. Furthermore, substance use has been found to be related to recidivism among sexual offenders. To investigate whether lifetime history of substance abuse adds to prediction over and above actuarial instruments alone, several measures of substance abuse were administered in conjunction with the Sex Offender Risk Appraisal Guide (SORAG). The SORAG was found to be the most accurate actuarial instrument for the prediction of serious recidivism (i.e., sexual or violent) among the sample included in the present investigation. Complete information, including follow-up data, were available for 250 offenders who attended the Regional Treatment Centre Sex Offender Treatment Program (RTCSOTP). The Michigan Alcohol Screening Test (MAST) and the Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST) were used to assess lifetime history of substance abuse. The results of logistic regression procedures indicated that both the SORAG and the MAST independently added to the prediction of serious recidivism. The DAST did not add to prediction over the use of the SORAG alone. Implications for both the assessment and treatment of sexual offenders are discussed.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 92%

Substance Abuse Among High-Risk Sexual Offenders: Do Measures of Lifetime History of Substance Abuse Add to the Prediction of Recidivism Over Actuarial Risk Assessment Instruments?

Looman¹,

Abracen

2010

J Interpers Violence

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“…Offenders may choose crime as a means to attain fulfilling human experiences due to mistaken beliefs that criminal activity will result in securing primary goods (the direct route) or due to frustration experienced when attempts to legitimately secure primary goods fail (the indirect route; . Ultimately, the GLM views criminal activity as distorted methods of achieving primary goods (Ward, Vess, Collie, & Gannon, 2006).…”

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confidence: 99%

Examining the process of offender change: the transition to crime desistance

Serin

Lloyd

2009

Psychology, Crime & Law

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Prior research focusing on crime acquisition and crime desistance has advanced the theoretical understanding of the psychology of crime and overcome many of the practical challenges of crime management. This paper, however, aims to encourage more detailed examination of the process through which offenders transition from crime to desistance. Desistance occurs when external and internal variables align in such a way that an offender with a history of multiple offences ceases all criminal activity. It is argued that systematic examination of behaviour change among offenders will complement current approaches to offender rehabilitation, risk assessment and community supervision. Previous research on crime acquisition, crime desistance and behaviour change are briefly reviewed. In addition, the theoretical assumptions of leading models of rehabilitation are examined. Finally, strategies to further integrate various research findings are discussed and several broad research hypotheses are offered.

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“…The Good Lives model (Ward 2006) has been increasingly influential on sex offender treatment. It proposes that sexual offenders share the same inclinations and basic needs as other people, and are naturally predisposed to seek certain goals, or 'primary goods'.…”

Section: Psychological Treatmentmentioning

confidence: 99%