TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation of a national prison-based treatment program for sexual offenders in England and Wales
AU - Friendship, Caroline
AU - Mann, R
AU - Beech, Anthony
PY - 2003/7/1
Y1 - 2003/7/1
N2 - Treatment efficacy, is described for a sample of sexual offenders who had undertaken treatment in United Kingdom prisons (N = 647) and for a retrospectively, selected comparison group (N = 1,910). The outcomes under observation in this study, were sexual, sexual and/or violent, and general reconviction. Treatment impact was also examined in relation to offenders' risk of reconviction. The treatment group had slightly lower 2-year sexual reconviction rates than the comparison group, but these differences were not statistically significant. Significant differences were found between the treatment and comparison group for sexual and/or violent reconviction. Further analysis suggested that treatment produced a reduction in the probability of sexual and/or violent reconviction (p <.05) when other relevant variables were controlled for. General reconviction rates were consistently, lower in the treatment group, but these differences were not significant.
AB - Treatment efficacy, is described for a sample of sexual offenders who had undertaken treatment in United Kingdom prisons (N = 647) and for a retrospectively, selected comparison group (N = 1,910). The outcomes under observation in this study, were sexual, sexual and/or violent, and general reconviction. Treatment impact was also examined in relation to offenders' risk of reconviction. The treatment group had slightly lower 2-year sexual reconviction rates than the comparison group, but these differences were not statistically significant. Significant differences were found between the treatment and comparison group for sexual and/or violent reconviction. Further analysis suggested that treatment produced a reduction in the probability of sexual and/or violent reconviction (p <.05) when other relevant variables were controlled for. General reconviction rates were consistently, lower in the treatment group, but these differences were not significant.
KW - sexual offender treatment
KW - prison
KW - sexual offenders
KW - static risk
KW - recidivism
KW - reconviction
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0141819072&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0886260503253236
DO - 10.1177/0886260503253236
M3 - Article
SN - 0886-2605
VL - 18
SP - 744
EP - 759
JO - Journal of Interpersonal Violence
JF - Journal of Interpersonal Violence
IS - 7
ER -