Treatment s ill always rely, to some extent, on the positive support of non-therapy staff.
Attitudes towards sex offenders, however, are usually negative. The aim of this study was to …

Abstract A recent British Prison Service initiative has focused on providing sex offender
programmes facilitated by multi-disciplinary teams of staff. A three week long training …

Recent years have seen the development and implementation of a range of multi-
disciplinary and partnership approaches to managing risk in known sex offenders, involving …

The purpose of the present study was to measure attitudes towards sex offenders held by
professionals and paraprofessionals and to evaluate an introductory training workshop …

The positive effects on clinicians responsible for the treatment of sexual offenders are little
understood. The few available studies have focused upon the negative sequelae of this …

This book aims to provide an introduction and overview of sex offender treatment
programmes, designed for students and practitioners coming to this field. It seeks to describe …

0 Expectation of perfection. The stakes in working with such offenders are perceived as
being too high. The worker often has the expectation of needing to know everything about …

In recent years debate has emerged over whether or not programs designed to treat sex
offenders are effective in reducing sexual recidivism (Marques 1999). Resolving this debate …

Approximately half of sexual offenders in prison and community settings refuse to participate
in sex offender treatment programmes; however, the reasons for this remain largely …

Australia and New Zealand have joined the movement of many Western societies in recent
years to address a perceived gap in public safety by passing legislation allowing for …