Chemical castration of sex offenders has been used in the forensic arena internationally
since the 1960s for several purposes: deterrence, retribution, and prevention. The goal of …

More details on the methodological approach used for the present study are provided in
Appendices A and B. Appendix A describes the literature search strategy and the study …

Background: Paraphilias are characterized by recurrent, intense, sexually arousing
fantasies, urges, or behaviors, over a period of≥ 6 months, generally involving nonhuman …

This important volume brings together findings in the psychological and medical treatment of
sex offenders. It disseminates research from experts around the world in the field of sex …

Discusses 2 organic treatments, castration and hormonal treatments, for the male sex
offender. Castration causes androgen deficiency and a decline in sexual behavior. Results …

ABSTRACT A review of the literature on sex offender treatments was carried out for the High
Security Psychiatric Commissioning Board (HSPSCB). The available research is varied in …

Sexual delinquency is a global problem where those with paraphilic disorders, such as
paedophiles, are more likely to commit and reoffend. Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) …

In Germany, depending on a sexual offender's culpability and the severity of the offence,
he/she can be placed either in the forensic-psychiatric or the correctional system. Numbers …

Previous reviews have taken either a severe methodological stance and concluded that
treatments have not been demonstrated to be effective with sex offenders, or they have …

Abstract attempt to provide the rudiments of the theoretical underpinning for sex offender
treatment/focus on the rationale for sex offender treatment/the rationale for the modification …