Sexual offenders in treatment programs are usually expected to take responsibility for their
offending—which we define, on the basis of a literature review, as giving a detailed and …

Although denial takes many forms, in this review we have restricted our concerns to those
sex offenders who claim to not have committed a sexual offense. We refer to these offenders …

This paper challenges accepted notions about the importance of cognitive distortions
expressed by child molesters. First, we consider the role of excuse-making in a healthy life …

Denial in sexual offenders represents the first barrier to successful treatment a clinician is
likely to face. Most sex offender treatment programs devote significant time to overcoming …

This paper forms the second part of a debate led by Marshall, Marshall, and Kingston (2011)
regarding the need to address so-called cognitive distortions in sexual offender treatment. In …

There have been significant changes in the psychological treatment of sex offenders over
the past 15 years in particular. Before that, the field was dominated by the Relapse …

Denial in sexual offenders represents the first barrier to successful treatment a clinician is
likely to face. However, there is currently no research focusing on the experiences of …

Purpose–The aim of this paper is to provide up‐to‐date discussion of the types of factors
used to assess sexual offenders risk. Design/methodology/approach–The current status of …

Although distinct offence action patterns have been identified for different forms of sexual
and violent crime, a generic psychological framework for this differentiation has yet to be …

In this paper we address issues raised by the talks Hanson and Rice gave at IATSO's 2010
conference in Oslo. Specifically they both indicated that in their views treatment for sexual …