Sexual Offender Treatment: Does Specialized Treatment Matter?
Overview
What types of treatment are most effective at reducing recidivism?
Summary
Individuals who are under investigation for sex crimes are often sent to treatment prior to sentencing as both a means to help the person and to show accountability for mitigation purposes. Once convicted, they will be mandated to treatment by probation or parole.
The 2019 study discussed in this summary sheds light on what types of treatment programs may be better than others for producing results, which means decreasing recidivism.
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Reference
SOURCE RESEARCH
Does Specialized Psychological Treatment for Offending Reduce Recidivism? A Meta-Analysis Examining Staff and Program Variables as Predictors of Treatment Effectiveness
Gannon, T. A., Olver, M. E., Mallion, J. S., & James, M. (2019).
Clinical Psychology Review, 73
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2019.101752
Published: 2019
Research type: Meta-Analysis
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