An introduction to working with individuals who commit sex offences

2017 ◽  
pp. 3-7
Author(s):  
Daniel T. Wilcox ◽  
Marguerite L. Donathy
Keyword(s):  
Sex Offences

Mental health problems in young male offenders with and without sex offences: a comparison based on the MAYSI-2

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 352-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cyril Boonmann ◽  
Rebecca J. Nelson ◽  
Frank DiCataldo ◽  
Lucres M. C. Jansen ◽  
Theo A. H. Doreleijers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Young Male ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Male Offenders ◽  
Sex Offences

Investigative Interviewing in Suspected Sex Offences

2014 ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina J. Westera ◽  
Mark R. Kebbell
Keyword(s):  
Investigative Interviewing ◽  
Sex Offences

Father-perpetrators of child sexual abuse who commit suicide

1990 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 144-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geraldine Walford ◽  
Marie-Therese Kennedy ◽  
Morna K. C Manwell ◽  
Noel McCune
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Sexually Abused ◽  
Attempted Suicide ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Recent Letter ◽  
The Family ◽  
Sex Offences ◽  
The Guardian ◽  
The Impact

Two cases of fathers who committed suicide following the revelation that they had sexually abused their own or other children, are described. The importance of being alert to the possibility of suicide and suicidal acts by family members following a disclosure, is emphasised. Improved liaison and co-ordination between agencies working with these families may enable vulnerable cases to be more readily identified and consequently offered appropriate support and treatment.The revelation that the father in a family has sexually abused his own or other children often precipitates a crisis within the family. The distress suffered by the children themselves and by their mothers is well documented. (Browne and Finkelhor, Hildebrand and Forbes). Goodwin reported suicide attempts in 11 of 201 families, in which sexual abuse had been confirmed. Eight of the attempts were made by daughter-victims. In three of the five cases of mothers who attempted suicide, the abuse was intrafamilial. The impact on father perpetrators, previously a less well researched field, has been receiving more attention of late. Maisch, in a sample of 63 fathers convicted of incest reported that two fathers subsequently committed suicide. Wild has reported on six cases of suicide and three of attempted suicide by perpetrators following disclosure of child sexual abuse. The Cleveland Inquiry Report mentions one father, charged with several sex offences, who committed suicide while awaiting trial. A recent letter to The Guardian newspaper (18th February 1989) by 11 local paediatricians in that area suggests that there are now two such cases of suicide committed by alleged perpetrators.

An Update on Theories and Treatment of Sex Offenders

2018 ◽  
pp. 284-298
Author(s):  
Rejani Thudalikunnil Gopalan ◽  
Amrita Arvind
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Sexual Offence ◽  
Sexual Offences ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Health Service Providers ◽  
Sex Offences

This chapter aims to provide an overview of the theories and treatments of sex offenders. Sex offence is a major public health and social problem, a violation of human right and has innumerable consequence for the victim, including the community at large. It becomes important for health service providers and policy makers to understand this problem, which is not yet clearly understood. This chapter discusses the concept and definitions of sex offences, briefing on the main theories of sexual offence and treatments. Though many theories and treatments are available, more researches are required for the causes, prevention and interventions of sexual offences to have better clarity in the causes and effectiveness of treatments.

scholarly journals A Comparison of English and Dutch Long-Stay Patients in Forensic Psychiatric Care

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dhanuja Senn ◽  
Erik Bulten ◽  
Jack Tomlin ◽  
Birgit Völlm
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Service Model ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Forensic Patients ◽  
Sex Offences ◽  
Risk Need Responsivity ◽  
Forensic Psychiatric ◽  
Representative Samples

Background: A significant proportion of forensic patients in England are long-stayers. This can be problematic as individuals are kept in restrictive environments at potentially inappropriate levels of security for many years, sometimes decades. Improvements to the current English forensic mental health system to meet the needs of long-stay forensic patients more effectively might be informed by the Dutch service for long-stay forensic patients.Aims: To compare the characteristics of representative samples of long-stay patients in England and in the Netherlands in an attempt to draw conclusions on the degree to which the Dutch service model might be relevant to England.Method: This cross-sectional study explores the relevance of the Dutch service model by comparing the characteristics of representative samples of long-stay patients in England (n = 401) and the Netherlands (n = 102). Descriptive statistics and analyses of differences between groups are presented. The Risk-Need-Responsivity model was used to guide the selection of the study variables and structure the interpretation of the findings.Results: Compared to their English counterparts, the long-stay Dutch patients were less likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia, but more likely to have personality disorder and have committed sex offences. The English group were younger at first conviction and at first custodial sentence. The total number of offences and the proportion of violent offenders were similar, but the Dutch HCR-20 scores indicated a significantly higher risk of violence.Conclusions: Whilst there may be barriers to adopting the Dutch service model in England, the differences in the characteristics of the two groups studied here do not necessarily preclude this approach.

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