Using Virtual Reality with Child Sexual Offenders: Assessing Deviant Sexual Interests

Trottier, Dominique; Goyette, Mathieu; Benbouriche, Massil; Renaud, Patrice; Rouleau, Joanne-Lucine; Bouchard, Stéphane

doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-9482-3_9

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“…Such examples include visiting a fire station (Clare et al, 1992), the use of virtual reality technology, videos, measures of heart rate and blood pressure. Alternative methods of assessment have been used in other areas of offending behaviour (e.g., sexual offending; Boardman & Bartels, 2018; Koegl et al, 2018; Trottier et al, 2019) and research into the assessment of firesetting is still in its infancy. Although consideration should be given to the disadvantages of using physiological measures, which are difficult to interpret and the ethical implications of using virtual reality technology (e.g., its validity, cost, physical discomfort, psychological and emotional side effects and data security; Cornet & Van Gelder, 2020).…”

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The development of the Adapted Firesetting Assessment Scale

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Barnoux

Langdon

2021

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Background Treatment for adults who set fires relies upon valid and reliable assessment. Research is needed to ensure self‐report measures are available for adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities and that they are robust. Method Qualitative and quantitative data from three rounds of a Delphi exercise with practitioners and a focus group discussion with adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities were used to generate consensus about the accessibility of item adaptations made to the Fire Interest Rating Scale, Fire Attitudes Scale, and the Identification with Fire Questionnaire. Results Findings suggested the accessibility of current measures could be improved to better meet the needs of adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities and adaptations to all questionnaire items were needed. Conclusion Following feedback, revisions to current measures were implemented leading to the development of the Adapted Firesetting Assessment Scale with improved accessibility for adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities.

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The development of the Adapted Firesetting Assessment Scale

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Barnoux

Langdon

2021

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“…Departing from the specific field of gender violence, but relevant to this review, VR is a tool that has also been used for the evaluation of deviant sexual preferences in sexual offenders (see for instance Renaud et al, 2002 ; Trottier et al, 2019 ). VR has more generally been used also in the field of forensic psychiatry (see reviews in Benbouriche et al, 2014 ; Sygel and Wallinius, 2021 ).…”

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Virtual reality for the rehabilitation and prevention of intimate partner violence – From brain to behavior: A narrative review

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Rehabilitation and prevention strategies to reduce intimate partner violence (IPV) have limited effectiveness in terms of improving key risk factors and reducing occurrence. Accumulated experimental evidence demonstrates that virtual embodiment, which results in the illusion of owning a virtual body, has a large impact on people’s emotional, cognitive, and behavioral responses. This narrative review discusses work that has investigated how embodied perspective - taking in virtual reality has been used as a tool to reduce bias, to enhance recognition of the emotional state of another, and to reduce violent behaviors, in particular in the realm of IPV. Some of the potential neurological mechanisms behind these affective and behavioral changes are also discussed. The process of rehabilitation and prevention is complex and not always effective, but the integration of neuroscience-inspired and validated state-of-the-art technology into the rehabilitation process can make a positive contribution.

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