Citation

Looman J, Dickie I, Abracen J. Trauma Violence Abuse 2005; 6(4): 330-353.

Affiliation

Correctional Service of Canada

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1524838005280857

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Andrews and Bonta (2003) have presented a model of effective correctional programming focusing on risk, need, and responsivity factors for a general criminal population. When applied to sexual offenders, the first two issues (risk assessment and treatment targets such as cognitive distortions) have received a great deal of research attention. However, little attention has been paid to responsivity issues: those factors that influence the extent to which clients benefit, or fail to benefit, from treatment programs. This article presents a review of several potential responsivity factors related to sexual offender treatment and outlines areas that require further research attention.