Sex offenders — cure or management?
Kaul, Adarsh
Kaul, Adarsh
Abstract
A variety of biological, psychoanalytical and behavioural treatment strategies have been employed to treat sex offenders. Whilst these may produce short-term benefits, their efficacy in reducing long-term recidivism is uncertain. It is possible that treatment, as generally understood, is too ambitious an aim for this group of people and better results could be expected by employing a management strategy that includes treatment as well as life-long vigilant supervision. This can only be achieved if psychiatric services, which are used in continuing care, get involved in the management of sex offenders. © 1993, The British Academy of Forensic Sciences. All rights reserved.
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1993
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Article
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Behaviour therapy, Paraphilic disorders, Sex offenses
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Kaul, A. (1993). Sex offenders — cure or management? Medicine, Science and the Law, 33 (3), pp.207-212.