title: Treatability of the sex offender: considerations of etiology, pathology, and treatment in repealing sexually dangerous offender statutes.
abstract: This article embraces legal and legislative concerns about treatability of dangerous sex offenders; the disease concept of chronic offenders; treatment modalities; an evaluation of treatment; a consideration of treatability. The shortcomings of clinical methods must be borne in mind when evaluating and redesigning sexually dangerous offender statutes.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression / Q000502:physiology; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States