Sex offender recidivism revisited: Review of recent meta-analyses on the effects of sex offender treatment

B Kim, PJ Benekos, AV Merlo - Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
The effectiveness of sex offender treatment programs continues to generate misinformation
and disagreement. Some literature reviews conclude that treatment does not reduce …

A meta-analysis of trends in general, sexual, and violent recidivism among youth with histories of sex offending

P Lussier, E McCuish… - … Violence, & Abuse, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Recent research suggests that sexual recidivism rates have been declining, which contrasts
with observations regarding general recidivism rates as well as perceptions of sexual …

What's in a name? Evaluating the effects of the “sex offender” label on public opinions and beliefs

AJ Harris, KM Socia - Sexual Abuse, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Particularly over the past two decades, the terms sex offender and juvenile sex offender
(JSO) have attained increasingly common usage in media and public policy discourse …

Quantifying the decline in juvenile sexual recidivism rates.

MF Caldwell - Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
Data from several sources have indicated that violence in general (Federal Bureau of
Investigation, 2012; Finkelhor & Jones, 2004; Sickmund, & Puzzanchera, 2014), and sexual …

[图书][B] Preventing child sexual abuse: Evidence, policy and practice

S Smallbone, WL Marshall, R Wortley - 2013 - taylorfrancis.com
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 …

Multisystemic therapy for juvenile sexual offenders: 1-year results from a randomized effectiveness trial.

EJ Letourneau, SW Henggeler… - Journal of Family …, 2009 - psycnet.apa.org
Despite the serious and costly problems presented by juvenile sexual offenders, rigorous
tests of promising interventions have rarely been conducted. This study presents a …

[图书][B] Sibling abuse trauma: Assessment and intervention strategies for children, families, and adults

JV Caffaro - 2013 - taylorfrancis.com
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 …

Study characteristics and recidivism base rates in juvenile sex offender recidivism

MF Caldwell - International journal of offender therapy and …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …

Our minds are made up—Don't confuse us with the facts: Commentary on policies concerning children with sexual behavior problems and juvenile sex offenders

M Chaffin - Child maltreatment, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
This commentary examines four common policy-relevant perceptions of teen and preteen
sex offenders—high risk,“specialness,” homogeneity, and intransigence. Each perception is …

Mediators of change for multisystemic therapy with juvenile sexual offenders.

SW Henggeler, EJ Letourneau… - Journal of consulting …, 2009 - psycnet.apa.org
The mediators of favorable multisystemic therapy (MST) outcomes achieved at 12 months
postrecruitment were examined within the context of a randomized effectiveness trial with …