Current Status of North American Assessment and Treatment Programs for Sexual Offenders

Results of researches on biological, psychological and sociological characteristics of sexual offenders show etiological and phenomenological differences, while, on the other side, treatment programs show tendency toward unification. Unification that works contains behavioural learning victim empathy work and work on one?s own trauma. In this paper the author looks for an answer to the question who is the sexual offender and how he became that. In theory rapists and paedophiles are similar as much as their victims are, and they are often victims of some traumatic experience which seeks for satisfaction in inappropriate but well-known way. Sexual violence can be stopped by breaking the circle of its beginning and development by helping sexual perpetrator to find the way out from sexual violence circle and healthier behavioural patterns.

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The current status of the problem with systemic lupus erythematosus in Kazakhstan

Modern Rheumatology Journal ◽

10.14412/1996-7012-2020-1-32-39 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 32-39

Author(s):

B. G. Isayeva ◽

M. M. Saparbayeva ◽

S. M. Isayeva ◽

M. M. Kulshymanova ◽

Sh. M. Kaiyrgali ◽

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Keyword(s):

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ◽

Lupus Erythematosus ◽

Early Stage ◽

Current Status ◽

Treatment Programs ◽

Systemic Lupus ◽

Basic Principles ◽

Inpatient Settings ◽

The Republic

Objective: to analyze the provision of medical, including rheumatology, care in Kazakhstan, to study the incidence of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and to develop a registry of patients with this condition.Material and methods. The investigators analyzed the guidelines for the organization of medical, including rheumatology, care in the republic and the official statistical materials of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the period 2012 to 2017. Articles were searched to select activity indices, organ damages and to assess the quality of life and treatment programs in order to create a registry of patients with SLE.Results and discussion. The paper presents the basic principles of providing medical, including rheumatology, care in the republic. It gives data on the issues of providing SLE patients with medicines in outpatient and inpatient settings. It also analyzes trends in the incidence of SLE in the population of Kazakhstan in 2012 to 2017. There were 4,448 SLE patients, including 3,986 women; a comparative analysis of indicators demonstrated a 62.8% increase in the incidence of SLE from 2012 to 2017. The purpose and objectives of the registry of patients with SLE were substantiated.Conclusion. An analysis of morbidity rates suggests that SLE remains to be significant in the republic. The incidence of SLE has been noted to increase in the period from 2012 to 2017; there is a female preponderance (89.6%). The application of the SLE registry in clinical practice will be able to improve the diagnosis of the disease in the early stage and to prevent possible complications.

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Looking Beyond the Screen: A Critical Review of the Literature on the Online Child Pornography Offender

Sexual Abuse ◽

10.1177/1079063215603690 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 29 (5) ◽

pp. 416-445 ◽

Cited By ~ 36

Author(s):

Marie Henshaw ◽

James R. P. Ogloff ◽

Jonathan A. Clough

Keyword(s):

Sexual Offenders ◽

Child Pornography ◽

Empirical Evaluation ◽

Sexual Offender ◽

Assessment Tools ◽

Treatment Programs ◽

Future Research ◽

Risk Assessment Tools ◽

Basic Characteristics ◽

Affective Domains

This article reviews the current literature pertaining to those who engage in child pornography offending. The basic characteristics of online child pornography offenders (CPOs) and related typologies are briefly presented prior to reviewing the comparative literature pertaining to CPOs and child contact sexual offenders. In general, CPOs have been found to be relatively high functioning and generally pro-social individuals with less extensive and diverse offending histories than contact offenders. CPOs also display high levels of sexual pre-occupation, deviant sexual interests, and deficits in interpersonal and affective domains that surpass those of contact offenders. Although further research is required to replicate and clarify preliminary findings, the available evidence indicates that existing sexual offender risk assessment tools and treatment programs are not suitable for use with CPOs, and thus require revision and empirical evaluation prior to widespread use among this population. The article concludes with implications for clinical practice and directions for future research.

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Rape Treatment: An Overview of Current Knowledge

Behaviour Change ◽

10.1375/bech.27.4.227 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 27 (4) ◽

pp. 227-250 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Jo Thakker ◽

Theresa A. Gannon

Keyword(s):

Sexual Offenders ◽

Current Knowledge ◽

Sexual Offending ◽

Sexual Offender ◽

Research Literature ◽

Treatment Programs ◽

Offender Treatment ◽

Sexual Offender Treatment ◽

Behaviour Therapy ◽

Cognitive Behaviour

AbstractSexual offending is frequently seen by the lay person as being a result of an innate abnormality that is relatively fixed and unchangeable. Accordingly, sexual offenders are seen as more likely to recidivate than other types of offenders. In fact, this is not the case, and most sexual offenders do not re-offend. Also, contemporary research has shown that treatment programs driven by cognitive behaviour therapy significantly reduce rates of sexual offender recidivism. Nevertheless, while there has been a great deal of research on the treatment of child sexual offenders, the treatment of rapists has received comparatively less attention. Thus, the main aim of this article is to summarise current knowledge of sexual offender treatment, paying specific attention to the needs of rapists. In particular, we pay attention to the content of sexual offender treatment programs, and the relevance of this content to rape. We also discuss therapeutic issues of relevance for rapist treatment that are typically ignored or underestimated in the research literature. Finally, based upon our analysis of the literature, we present a schematic overview of rape treatment and identify important areas for further research.

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香港青少年性犯罪者的心理特徵及矫治方法

The Hong Kong Journal of Social Work ◽

10.1142/s0219246297000107 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 31 (01n02) ◽

pp. 127-137

Author(s):

成富李

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Sexual Offenders ◽

Classification System ◽

Correctional Treatment ◽

Sexual Crimes ◽

Sexual Offenses ◽

Cognitive Behavioural ◽

Assessment And Treatment ◽

Classificatory System ◽

Local Research

性犯罪在香港整体罪案数字中只占一个很小的比率，而有关性犯罪的本地研究也十分稀少。现行的罪案分类方式明显地不能反映性犯罪的普遍性，也不适用于对罪犯的评估及矫治工作。本文从一个犯罪心理学的角度提出一套简便的分类系统，以犯罪者的动机和行为为基础对犯罪者作出评估，提供预后推测，并建议一套以认知行为治疗法为本的矫治程序，认为值得广泛推行。文内并有个案描述，以资佐证。 Sexual offenses make up only a small portion of the total number of offenses in Hong Kong, and local research related to sexual offenses is also scanty. The current offense classification system not only fails to reflect the prevalence of sexual crimes but is also found irrelevant to the assessment and treatment of sexual offenders. This article attempts to propose a concise classificatory system from the perspective of criminological psychology. The offenders' motives and behaviours are used as the bases of assessment and prognosis. A cognitive-behavioural approach to correctional treatment is outlined and advocated. Case materials are provided for illustration.

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