Abstract
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.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 744-759 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Journal of Interpersonal Violence |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2003 |
Keywords
- sexual offender treatment
- prison
- sexual offenders
- static risk
- recidivism
- reconviction