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Significant reduction in recidivism rates
- On average, there is a significant reduction in recidivism rates in the treated groups. The odds to sexually reoffend were 1.41 lower for treated compared to control groups. This equals a sexual recidivism rate of 10.1 percent for treated offenders compared to 13.7 percent without treatment.
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Does treatment of sexual offenders reduce recidivism? On average, there is a significant reduction in recidivism rates in the treated groups. The odds to sexually reoffend were 1.41 lower for treated compared to control groups.
- Martin Schmucker, Friedrich Lösel
- 2017
Feb 21, 2023 · Sex offender recidivism (SOR) has been the subject of research for over 70 years. Myths, misconceptions, and erroneous conclusions about SOR, however, remain widespread, impeding the development of evidence-based policies aimed at preventing sexual offenses.
Aug 27, 2019 · In spite of relatively low recidivism figures, sexual offending remains a highly relevant topic for crime policy, the mass media, and general public. As a consequence, the empirical message of not much continuity of sexual offending in the life course is an important scientific finding.
- Friedrich Lösel, Friedrich Lösel, Eva Link, Martin Schmucker, Doris Bender, Maike Breuer, Lena Carl,...
- 2020
Research further demonstrates that targeting specific known risk factors using cognitive-behavioral methods, is most effective in reducing recidivism among sexual offenders.
- Pamela M. Yates
- 2013
Mar 1, 1999 · But the demonstrated reduction in recidivism that emerged in the meta-analysis of research on treatment of sex offenders is a robust finding and suggests that treatment for patients in this population improves outcome and may protect potential sexual assault victims.
Jul 1, 2021 · Recent research suggests that offense-focused psychological treatment for sexual offending shows some level of effectiveness in reducing both sexual and general reoffending. Further, there appear to be key program, individual, and study design features associated with treatment effectiveness.
Nov 23, 2022 · Overall, the interventions appear to be effective in reducing recidivism rates, and some of them led to improvements in other outcomes, such as cognitive distortions, accepting responsibility, victim awareness and empathy, emotional regulation, and offense supportive attitudes. Limitations and implications for future studies were discussed.
