title: Sex offenders--cure or management?
abstract: A variety of biological, psychoanalytical and behavioural treatment strategies have been employed to treat sex offenders. Whilst these may produce short-term benefits, their efficacy in reducing long-term recidivism is uncertain. It is possible that treatment, as generally understood, is too ambitious an aim for this group of people and better results could be expected by employing a management strategy that includes treatment as well as life-long vigilant supervision. This can only be achieved if psychiatric services, which are used in continuing care, get involved in the management of sex offenders.
authors.affiliation: Trent Regional Forensic Service, Leicester.
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaul
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010262:Paraphilic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011379:Prognosis; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*