TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Treatment effectiveness for male adolescent sexual offenders: a meta-analysis and review
JO  - Journal of child sexual abuse
A1  - Walker, Donald F.
A1  - McGovern, Shannon K.
A1  - Poey, Evelyn L.
A1  - Otis, Kathryn E.
SP  - 281
EP  - 293
VL  - 13
IS  - 3-4
N2  - Research concerning the treatment of sexual offenders has generally focused on the treatment of adult offenders. The effectiveness of treatments for male adolescent sexual offenders (N = 644) was assessed in a meta-analysis of 10 studies. Overall, the results were surprisingly encouraging, suggesting that treatments for male adolescent sexual offenders appear generally effective (r = .37). Studies which used self-report measures of outcome obtained a 6% higher effect size than studies which used measures of arousal in response to deviant stimuli, and a 22% higher effect size than studies using actual recidivism rates. A descriptive review of the set of 10 studies indicates that studies utilizing cognitive-behavioral therapy approaches were the most effective.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1053-8712
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -