Treatment effectiveness for male adolescent sexual offenders: a meta-analysis and review.
Research concerning the treatment of sexual offenders has generally focused on the treatment of adult offenders. The effectiveness of treatments for male adolescent sexual offenders (N = 644) was assessed in a meta-analysis of 10 studies. Overall, the results were surprisingly encouraging, suggesting that treatments for male adolescent sexual offenders appear generally effective (r = .37). Studies which used self-report measures of outcome obtained a 6% higher effect size than studies which used measures of arousal in response to deviant stimuli, and a 22% higher effect size than studies using actual recidivism rates. A descriptive review of the set of 10 studies indicates that studies utilizing cognitive-behavioral therapy approaches were the most effective.
Walker
Donald F
DF
dfwalker@hotmail.com
McGovern
Shannon K
SK
Poey
Evelyn L
EL
Otis
Kathryn E
KE
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008297:Male; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D011594:Psychometrics; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States