@article{ref1,
title="Predicting dropout from a residential programme for adolescent sexual abusers using pre-treatment variables and implications for recidivism",
journal="Journal of sexual aggression",
year="2005",
author="Edwards, Rachel and Beech, Anthony Robert and Bishopp, Daz and Erikson, Matt and Friendship, Caroline and Charlesworth, Lucy",
volume="11",
number="2",
pages="139-155",
abstract="This study addresses the prediction that dropout from a UK specialized residential treatment program for adolescent sexual abusers can be determined from pre-treatment variables. Participants were 49 adolescents aged 12-16 years, who had sexually abused children, peers/adults or both. Of the variables examined, 25 showed a significant association with treatment dropout. A scale, consisting of 20 items, was designed to predict treatment dropout. As a measure it showed internal consistency (alpha = 0.84) and predictive validity. Treatment dropout was linked to a greater risk of recidivism: offences of a general; violent; and combined violent or sexual nature. Missing data confounded the overall small sample size; therefore, a brief checklist of factors associated with dropout was produced as a guide for treatment managers and clinicians.<p />",
language="en",
issn="1355-2600",
doi="10.1080/13552600500063641",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13552600500063641"
}