Sexual Offender Treatment Effectiveness Within Cognitive-Behavioral Programs: A Meta-Analytic Investigation of General, Sexual, and Violent Recidivism

Harrison, Jennifer L; O’Toole, Siobhan K.; Ammen, Sue; Ahlmeyer, Sean; Harrell, Sheera N.; Hernandez, Jacinda L.

doi:10.1080/13218719.2018.1485526

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“…The strengths-based approach to rehabilitation reinforces that rehabilitation is a process rather than an outcome [28••]. This reinforces that behaviour change is learnt and that Cognitive-Behavioural approaches, in which most programmes/interventions for individuals convicted of a sexual offence are rooted, are a logical way forward [93,94]. A strengths-based approach is important in rehabilitation because it emphasises that a person is more than their offence, that they have strengths as well as deficits, and that by building upon these strengths they can change their problematic behaviour; therefore, increasing their ability to successfully integrate into the community.…”

Section: Understanding the Role And Function Of Strengths-based Approaches In Integrating People Convicted Of A Sexual Offencementioning

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The Integration of People Convicted of a Sexual Offence Into the Community and Their (Risk) Management

McCartan

Richards

2021

Curr Psychiatry Rep

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Purpose of Review We are reviewing recent research into the community integration of men convicted of a sexual offence and their (risk) management. This is a high-profile political issue that binds together research in psychology, criminology, politics, health, public health, and policy studies. The review will demonstrate that a multi-disciplinary, life course, EpiCrim-oriented approach is the most effective way of reducing re-offending and promoting desistance in this population. Recent Findings Research demonstrates that life course development, especially from psychology and criminology, has an impact on whether people sexually offend or not. Therefore, to understand sexual offending behaviour, we need to look at the aetiology of said behaviour from a nature and a nurture perspective. Therefore, we need to use an Epidemiological Criminology (a marriage of Public Health and criminology) approach that works at all four stages of the Socio-Ecological Model (SEM) (individual, interrelationship, community, and societal). The research encourages a person first approach, that we look at Adverse Childhood Experiences and past trauma in the lives of men who sexually offend and use this, in conjunction with strength-based approaches, to inclusively integrate them into society. Summary The prevention of sexual offending, both first time offending, and relapse prevention require a multi-level, multi-disciplinary approach. Successful desistance from sexual offending is as much about the community and society as it is about the individual.

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Section: Understanding the Role And Function Of Strengths-based Approaches In Integrating People Convicted Of A Sexual Offencementioning

confidence: 96%

The Integration of People Convicted of a Sexual Offence Into the Community and Their (Risk) Management

McCartan

Richards

2021

Curr Psychiatry Rep

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“…Die Wirksamkeit der Therapie mit Straftätern ist empirisch abgesichert [1][2][3]. Wirksame Behandlungsansätze sind in der Regel in übergreifende forensische Rehabilitationsmodelle eingebettet, mit denen Vorhersagen über die Größenordnung von Behandlungseffekten möglich sind.…”

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Therapeutische Wirkfaktoren in der Behandlung von Straftätern: ein systematisches Literaturreview

Fontao

Schorer

Roß

2021

Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr

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ZusammenfassungAnhand eines systematischen Literaturreviews nach den PRISMA-Kriterien wurden therapeutische Wirkfaktoren für die Behandlung von Straftätern untersucht. Recherchiert wurde in den Datenbanken PsycINFO und PSYNDEX, weitere relevante Studien wurden den Literaturverzeichnissen von Studien, die die Selektionskriterien erfüllten, entnommen. Es wurden nur quantitative empirische Studien für den Zeitraum 1990–2018 eingeschlossen. Im vorliegenden Beitrag werden Befunde aus 19 Papers zu allgemeinen Wirkfaktoren (therapeutische Allianz, soziales Klima, Feedback) und Therapeutenfaktoren (zwischenmenschliche Fähigkeiten/Eigenschaften, Persönlichkeit, Therapieerwartung) referiert. Die Evidenz für das Vorliegen allgemeiner Wirk- und Therapeutenfaktoren ist nicht einheitlich, aber es zeigen sich Tendenzen. Diese Schwierigkeit der Evidenzbestimmung liegt insbesondere an methodischen Mängeln der Primärstudien, an heterogenen Outcomevariablen und an der geringen Zahl von Studien, die diese Faktoren untersuchten. Ein bedeutender Zusammenhang zwischen allgemeinen Wirk- und Therapeutenfaktoren und einem (positiven) Therapieergebnis in der Therapie von Straftätern ist wahrscheinlich, aber noch liegen zu wenige kontrollierte Studien vor, um ihn zweifelsfrei zu untermauern.

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“…Treatment Approach As we noted in our previous review, recent meta-analytic research continues to support the use of cognitive-behavioral intervention (CBT) to generate optimal recidivism reductions (Gannon et al, 2019;Hanson et al, 2002;Harrison et al, 2020;Lösel & Schmucker, 2005;Schmucker & Lösel, 2008). Furthermore, CBT treatment from the 1990s was recently found to be more effective in reducing sexual and violent recidivism than was treatment from the 1980s (Harrison et al, 2020), and most research now suggests that older programs are less effective than more recent treatment approaches (Hanson et al, 2002(Hanson et al, , 2009. It therefore appears that CBT treatment is becoming more effective over time, perhaps as a result of programmatic changes that are based on research.…”

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Treatment of Individuals Who Have Offended Sexually: An Update on Evidence-Based Practice

Yates

Kingston

2021

Handbook of Issues in Criminal Justice Reform in the United States

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This chapter provides an updated review of the evidence base for the treatment of individuals who have committed sexual offenses, with a focus on recent developments in treatment effectiveness and positive psychological approaches, as part of criminal justice reform. An earlier review of this literature concluded that existing evidence, while generally positive with regard to treatment effectiveness, was not adequately incorporated into policies, interventions, and programs for these individuals. Furthermore, while positive psychological approaches have been applied to treatment, their evidence base remained weak and under-researched. This chapter provides an updated review of the literature, finding additional evidence for treatment effectiveness, including positive psychological approaches. We conclude that there is sufficient evidence to undertake criminal justice reform and to improve services for individuals convicted of sexual offenses, and that the evidence provides clear direction for needed changes to policy and practice. Keywords Sexual offender treatment • Evidence-based practice • Criminal justice reform • Recidivism • Treatment effectivenessAn essential aspect of criminal justice reform is the application of evidence to inform policy and programs in the treatment of individuals who have committed sexual offenses. In a previous review of the empirical basis for sexual offender treatment (Yates & Kingston, 2016), we concluded that much had been done in recent decades to improve upon clinical practice and research efforts, but that significant shortcomings remained, particularly with regard to the application of evidence to intervention. Strengths identified included a research base that was supportive, if

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Sexual Offender Treatment Effectiveness Within Cognitive-Behavioral Programs: A Meta-Analytic Investigation of General, Sexual, and Violent Recidivism

Cited by 35 publications

References 54 publications

The Integration of People Convicted of a Sexual Offence Into the Community and Their (Risk) Management

The Integration of People Convicted of a Sexual Offence Into the Community and Their (Risk) Management

Therapeutische Wirkfaktoren in der Behandlung von Straftätern: ein systematisches Literaturreview

Treatment of Individuals Who Have Offended Sexually: An Update on Evidence-Based Practice

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