title: [Risk and Protective Factors Among Sexual Offenders: Relapse Prediction and Changes During Treatment].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Investigation of two questions: first, whether sexual/forensic therapists are able to make valid assessments for future criminal behavior and second, whether their treatment changes factors relevant for new offences.
  
  
  METHODS
  First, the predictive validity for recidivism of HCR-20 and SAPROF were tested. Second, the dynamic scales of both instruments were analyzed concerning changes during treatment process.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Both instruments showed good predictive validity. The dynamic scales scores of HCR-20 did not change, whereas the I- and M-scale scores of SAPROF increased statistically significant.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The therapists were able to identify high-risk clients and seemed to mainly focus their interventions towards factors associated with new offences.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Sexualforschung und Forensische Psychiatrie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf.
authors.forename: Safiye
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tozdan
authors.affiliation: Institut für Sexualforschung und Forensische Psychiatrie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf.
authors.forename: Peer
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Briken
authors.affiliation: Institut für Sexualforschung und Forensische Psychiatrie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf.
authors.forename: Dahlnym
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.affiliation: Institut für Sexualforschung und Forensische Psychiatrie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf.
authors.forename: Fritjof
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: von Franqué
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009862:Online Systems; D065840:Protective Factors; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012008:Recurrence; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult