title: Treatment impact of an integrated sex offender program as measured by J-SOAP-II.
abstract: Despite the increase in juvenile sex offending in society and the significant growth in the number of treatment programs, relatively few studies have examined the effectiveness of these programs. This study examined the effectiveness of an integrated sex offender program on a sample of 309 adjudicated male sex offenders in a juvenile correctional facility using the dynamic scale score of the Juvenile Sex Offender Assessment Protocol II (J-SOAP-II). The youth participated in one of the three treatment groups characterized by length of treatment and risk of recidivism: low risk (0 to 9 months), moderate risk (9 to 23 months), and high risk (23 to 56 months). A significant decrease in the dynamic scale scores of the J-SOAP-II was found only for the moderate treatment group (9 to 23 months).
authors.affiliation: Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA. mrehfuss@odu.edu
authors.forename: Mark C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Rehfuss
authors.forename: Lee A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Underwood
authors.forename: Morgan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Enright
authors.forename: Savannah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: Rod
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marshall
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tipton
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: West
authors.forename: Kellie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Warren
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D057189:Checklist; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D012008:Recurrence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome