@article{ref1,
title="Responsivity Issues in the Treatment of Sexual Offenders",
journal="Trauma, violence, and abuse",
year="2005",
author="Looman, Jan and Dickie, Ida and Abracen, Jeffrey",
volume="6",
number="4",
pages="330-353",
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.<p />",
language="",
issn="1524-8380",
doi="10.1177/1524838005280857",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1524838005280857"
}