Adolescent Sex Offenders' Mean Profile on the Basc Self-Report of Personality

2003 ◽  
Vol 92 (3) ◽  
pp. 883-888 ◽  
Author(s):  
John E. Dalton ◽  
Julie L. Ruddy ◽  
Liza Simon-Roper
Keyword(s):  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Sexual Offender ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Offender Treatment ◽  
Test Interpretation ◽  
Sexual Offender Treatment ◽  
Blind Test ◽  
Male Adolescents ◽  
Offender Assessment

Batteries of psychological tests had been administered to male adolescents being evaluated for appropriateness of assignment to sexual offender treatment at private clinics. The test scores had been evaluated via blind test interpretation, as one component of a broader sexual offender assessment. Archival data were obtained from 106 patients who had been given the Behavior Assessment System for Children Self-report of Personality as part of a test battery. These adolescents, particularly the younger ones, responded defensively to this self-report. Otherwise, their mean scores were very close to those described in the manual for normal (nonclinical) adolescent males. Implications for test interpretation are discussed.

Trauma Resolution Treatment as an Adjunct to Standard Treatment for Child Molesters A Qualitative Study

2008 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald J. Ricci ◽  
Cheryl A. Clayton
Keyword(s):  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Sex Offender ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Child Molesters ◽  
Sexual Offender ◽  
Current Treatment ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Offender Treatment ◽  
Sexual Offender Treatment ◽  
Trauma Resolution

A literature review of current treatment models for child molesters and contemporary theories of etiology suggests a gap between theory and practice. Despite emerging recognition of the importance of addressing etiological issues in sexual offender treatment, many programs resist addressing the trauma sequelae of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) in those sex offenders where it is present. Adding trauma treatment to standard sexual offender treatment was identified as a means to closing some of that gap. Ten child molesters with reported histories of CSA were treated with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. Subsequent to adding this trauma resolution component, there was improvement on all six subscales of the Sex Offender Treatment Rating Scale as well as decreased idiosyncratic deviant arousal as measured by the penile plethysmograph. The current study reviews qualitative data collected during treatment and at posttreatment interviews.

Rape Treatment: An Overview of Current Knowledge

2010 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 227-250 ◽  
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.

Further Validation of the Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality-Self-Report (CAPP-SR) in Lithuanian Offender and Nonoffender Samples

Assessment ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 107319112091440
Author(s):  
Martin Sellbom ◽  
Ilona Laurinaitytė ◽  
Alfredas Laurinavičius
Keyword(s):  
Comprehensive Assessment ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Psychopathic Personality ◽  
Integrative Model ◽  
Risk Scores ◽  
Assessment Scores ◽  
System Risk ◽  
Aggression Questionnaire ◽  
Offender Assessment

The Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality (CAPP) is an emerging integrative model that makes use of 33 symptoms to characterize psychopathic personality disorder, but operationalizations of this model have not endured extensive validation to date. The current study sought to validate the recently published CAPP-Self-Report (CAPP-SR). Participants derived from two Lithuanian offender ( n = 231) and nonoffender ( n = 312) samples. They were administered the CAPP-SR, Triarchic Psychopathy Measure, Buss–Perry Aggression Questionnaire, and a subsample of offenders also had Offender Assessment System risk assessment scores available. The results showed that CAPP-SR total, domain, and symptom scores were associated with TriPM and Aggression Questionnaire scores in a manner consistent with conceptual expectations. CAPP-SR symptoms specifically reflective of aggression, anger, and antagonism were most strongly associated with Offender Assessment System risk scores. The findings provide support for construct validity of CAPP-SR scores as well as have implications for the CAPP model more broadly, which are discussed.

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