‘It’s Intense, to an Extent’: A Qualitative Study of the Emotional Challenges Faced by Staff Working on a Treatment Programme for Intellectually Disabled Sex Offenders

2012 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 308-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daljit K. Sandhu ◽  
John Rose ◽  
Helen J. Rostill-Brookes ◽  
Su Thrift
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Treatment Programme ◽  
Intellectually Disabled ◽  
Emotional Challenges

The Offence Process of Sex Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities: A Qualitative Study

Sexual Abuse ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jude Courtney ◽  
John Rose ◽  
Oliver Mason
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities

scholarly journals Establishing a sex offender treatment programme within a prison

1996 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 261-263
Author(s):  
C. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Sex Offender ◽  
Offender Treatment ◽  
Treatment Programme ◽  
Sex Offender Treatment ◽  
The Core

In 1991 the Prison Service began to develop a programme of treatment for sex offenders in custody. HMP Risley was the first establishment to successfully establish and run the ‘Core Treatment Programme’. This paper examines some of the issues involved in setting up such a programme, which was designed to be implemented by relatively inexperienced staff.

Assessment and Treatment of Sex Offenders: The Prince of Wales Programme

1990 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathaniel McConaghy
Keyword(s):  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Treatment Programme ◽  
Adolescent Offenders ◽  
Valid Measure ◽  
Treatment Results ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
Assessment And Treatment ◽  
Source Of Information ◽  
Penile Circumference

The treatment programme for sex offenders at the Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, is described. Penile circumference assessment is not used as there is no evidence it provides a valid measure of individuals' paedophile or rapist tendencies. Sex offenders' self-reports remain the major source of information in their assessment. The development of the two major techniques used -imaginal desensitization and short-term medroxyprogesterone — is outlined. About 80% of subjects can be expected to show a good response to one or other of these therapies. Of those who do not, most respond to the alternative or aversive therapy. Adolescent offenders appear to require more intensive treatment. Results appear comparable with those of more intensive programmes in use overseas.

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