%0 Journal Article
%T Predicting dropout from a residential programme for adolescent sexual abusers using pre-treatment variables and implications for recidivism
%J Journal of sexual aggression
%D 2005
%A Edwards, Rachel
%A Beech, Anthony Robert
%A Bishopp, Daz
%A Erikson, Matt
%A Friendship, Caroline
%A Charlesworth, Lucy
%V 11
%N 2
%P 139-155
%X 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 />
%G en
%I Informa - Taylor and Francis Group
%@ 1355-2600
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13552600500063641