Sex Offender Programmes: Concept, Theory, and Practice

Mann, Ruth E.; Fernández, Yolanda

doi:10.1002/9780470713341.ch5

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“…The content of sexual offender treatment programs will invariably reflect four broad categories of criminogenic needs (dynamic risk factors) -notably, sexual arousal factors, attitudes tolerant of sexual assault, interpersonal deficits, and selfregulation deficits (see Mann & Fernandez, 2006;Thornton, 2002). It is our contention that TCs are an ideal environment to deliver the content of sex offender treatment.…”

Section: Tcs Are An Ideal Environment To Deliver the Content Of Sex Omentioning

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A Review of the Use of Therapeutic Communities With Sexual Offenders

Ware¹,

Frost

Hoy³

2009

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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Sexual offender treatment programs are often facilitated in secure settings such as prisons or psychiatric hospitals, which are not ideal environments for such treatment.Arguably, however, when these environments are structured as therapeutic communities (TCs), opportunities are created to enhance the effectiveness of treatment. We describe the concept of a therapeutic community, its operating principles and rationale, as well as the benefits and rationale for establishing TCs in conjunction with cognitive behavioral treatment with sexual offenders. We discuss this in terms of the potential of TCs to improve targeting of treatment content; to enhance treatment process; to provide optimal environments for therapeutic gain; and to provide a broad therapeutic framework for treating sexual offenders. We review and summarize what evidence exists for the use of TCs with both non-sexual offenders and sexual offenders. Finally, we highlight the gaps in our knowledge of the use of TCs in order to inspire further empirical and conceptual consideration of these issues .

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Section: Tcs Are An Ideal Environment To Deliver the Content Of Sex Omentioning

confidence: 99%

A Review of the Use of Therapeutic Communities With Sexual Offenders

Ware¹,

Frost

Hoy³

2009

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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“…There was no evidence of a systematic approach to intervention and there were no large-scale evaluations of the effectiveness of interventions. The same finding was evident within the criminal justice system despite the availability of effective interventions for other types of offender such as violent (Hatcher et al, 2008) and sex offenders (Mann and Fernandez, 2006). Horley and Bowlby (2011) make the point that at present there is a marked absence of an evidence-based treatment for arsonists and firesetters.…”

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Developing an Assessment of Fire-Setting to Guide Treatment in Secure Settings: The St Andrew's Fire and Arson Risk Instrument (SAFARI)

Long

Banyard

Fulton

et al. 2013

Behav. Cogn. Psychother.

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“…Therefore, it is not clear whether the findings can be generalized to those sexual offenders from other ethnic groups or those who do not complete SOTP, refuse or drop out of treatment. It is thought that offenders who refuse or do not complete treatment may differ significantly from those who participate in and complete treatment (Mann & Fernandez, 2006), and so their absence in this sample may have a biasing effect on results. In addition, results of the present study may not generalize to female sexual offenders or juvenile offenders.…”

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Validation of an Adaptation of Levenson’s Locus of Control Scale With Adult Male Incarcerated Sexual Offenders

2011

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This article examines the psychometric properties of an adaptation of Levenson's Locus of Control (LoC) measure that is used by the English and Welsh Prison Service as part of the psychometric assessment battery for sexual offenders participating in the Sex Offender Treatment Programme (SOTP). Reliability and validity analyses were conducted on a sample of 2,497 sexual offenders who had completed SOTP. Internal consistency, convergent validity, and relationship to socially desirable responding were investigated. Construct validity was assessed via exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Test-retest reliability data were collected from an additional sample of 26 sexual offenders. The scale was found to have excellent internal consistency, good test-retest reliability, and weak to moderate convergent validity with measures of self-esteem, attachment styles, emotional loneliness, and social problem solving. There was a moderate correlation between the scale and socially desirable responding. EFA and CFA suggested that a four-factor solution provided an acceptable fit to the data, with the factors relating to constructs of chance, problem solving, powerful others, and internal control. The findings of the present study suggest that the adapted LoC Scale is a useful tool for assessing sexual offenders' locus of control.

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Sex Offender Programmes: Concept, Theory, and Practice

Cited by 25 publications

References 71 publications

A Review of the Use of Therapeutic Communities With Sexual Offenders

A Review of the Use of Therapeutic Communities With Sexual Offenders

Developing an Assessment of Fire-Setting to Guide Treatment in Secure Settings: The St Andrew's Fire and Arson Risk Instrument (SAFARI)

Validation of an Adaptation of Levenson’s Locus of Control Scale With Adult Male Incarcerated Sexual Offenders

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