Citation

Day A, Ross S, Casey S, Vess J, Johns D, Hobbs G. Sex. Abuse 2019; 31(4): 397-409.

Affiliation

Deakin University, Geelong, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1079063217745069

PMID

29212438

Abstract

Current evidence about the impact of specialized sex offender treatment on reoffending remains inconsistent, drawing attention to the need to focus more on those program characteristics that potentially moderate outcome. This review considers current professional perspectives and evidence on two defining aspects of treatment: its intensity and timing. It is concluded that insufficient evidence currently exists to articulate best practice in this area and there is a pressing need to collect empirical evidence about the effectiveness of different intensity treatments offered at different stages of sentence.

Language: en

Keywords

sex offender policy; sexual offender treatment; treatment effectiveness