Dosage of treatment to sexual offenders: are we overprescribing?
A sample of 337 offenders who received treatment in a variety of sex offender treatment programs in the Ontario region of Correctional Service Canada between 1993 and 1998 were divided based on the highest intensity sex offender programming that they received (low, moderate, and high). The three groups were compared with reference to a variety of actuarial risk assessment measures, criminogenic factors, and the number and type of treatment programs completed. It was hypothesized that the high-intensity group would have more criminogenic risk factors, higher actuarial scores, and participate in more treatment programs than both the moderate- and low-intensity groups. The results indicate that in general, the hypotheses were supported. Nonetheless, the results suggest that the low-intensity group may be receiving too much sex offender-specific treatment.
Mailloux
Donna L
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Department of Justice Canada, Research and Statistics Division, 284 Wellington St., East Memorial Bidg., 6th Floor, Room 6264, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A OH8.
Abracen
Jeffrey
J
Serin
Ralph
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Cousineau
C
C
Malcolm
Bruce
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Looman
Jan
J
D000328:Adult; D006300:Health Services Misuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology; D011330:Prisons; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data