Citation

Ward T, Gannon TA, Birgden A. Sex. Abuse 2007; 19(3): 195-216.

Affiliation

School of Psychology, Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand. Tony.Ward@vuw.ac.nz

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1007/s11194-007-9053-4

PMID

17762977

Abstract

Human rights create a protective zone around persons and allow them the opportunity to further their own valued personal projects without interference from others. All human beings hold human rights and that includes sex offenders, although some of their freedom rights may be legitimately curtailed by the State. In this paper we apply the concept of human rights to sex offenders. First we briefly analyze the concept of human rights, their structure, and justification. Second, we apply our own model of human rights to the assessment and treatment of sex offenders. We conclude that a significant advantage of a human rights approach is that it is able to integrate the value and capability aspects of offender treatment.

Language: en