The effects of correctional interventions on recidivism have important public safety
implications when offenders are released from probation or prison. Hundreds of studies …

The effectiveness of sex offender treatment programs continues to generate misinformation
and disagreement. Some literature reviews conclude that treatment does not reduce …

A randomized clinical trial evaluated the efficacy of multisystemic therapy (MST) versus
usual community services (UCS) for 48 juvenile sexual offenders at high risk of committing …

Objectives. The primary aim of these guidelines was to evaluate the role of pharmacological
agents in the treatment and management of paraphilia, with a focus on the treatment of …

Data from several sources have indicated that violence in general (Federal Bureau of
Investigation, 2012; Finkelhor & Jones, 2004; Sickmund, & Puzzanchera, 2014), and sexual …

Public policy responses to child sexual abuse are dominated by interventions designed to
take effect only after offenders have already begun offending, and after children have …

Despite the serious and costly problems presented by juvenile sexual offenders, rigorous
tests of promising interventions have rarely been conducted. This study presents a …

This book describes an integrative, strengths-based approach to individual and family
psychotherapy guided by the effects of abuse trauma on the development of sibling …

This study reports on the results of a review and meta-analysis of 63 data sets that examine
sexual recidivism among juvenile sex offenders. The studies include a total of 11,219 …

Abstract The recently enacted Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act will expand and
standardize the registration of adolescent sex offenders. To evaluate the effectiveness of this …