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Showing 1 to 20 of 53 for “"sexual offenders"”.
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Personality dynamics of sexual offenders
… aimed at uncovering the personality dynamics of sexual offenders at Qalakabusha prison hi Empangeni. Various theories were reviewed in relation to the present study. The study was earned out focusing on the offenders who have been convicted for committing rape. With the assistance of officials at …
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Female Sexual Offenders-an Underexamined Population
… existence. Besides the acts perpetrated by the offenders, the social stigma attached to being victimized is often just as injurious to the victim. Society sees males as the sole perpetrators of acts of sexual abuse, but this is not the case. The extant literature shows that women, while fewer in …
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The psychological understanding and treatment of sexual offenders
… intervention with a very high risk child sexual abuser. This case study was included as it highlighted some of the difficult ethical and professional dilemmas often encountered in working with sexual offenders. Furthermore, it was cited as an example of a client where more than one …
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Current issues in the treatment of sexual offenders
… a positive effect of treatment in reducing both sexual and general recidivism for treated versus untreated offenders. However, treatment effects varied greatly according to the study design used, with no significant effect of treatment found for randomised controlled trials. Within Chapter 2, …
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The assessment of risk in intellectually disabled sexual offenders.
… explored the application of risk assessment in sexual offenders with intellectual disabilities. A systematic review of the literature appraised the quality and methodology of research examining the predictive validity of risk assessment instruments, this highlighted a lack of research taking …
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Adolescent male sexual offenders' perceptions of their family characteristics
Literature on families of adolescent sexual offenders is sparse. Adolescents' perception of family structure, family adaptability and cohesion, parent-child communication, and family communication about sexuality are considered in an effort to identify family characteristics that distinguish …
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The management of sexual offenders in the community in Northern Ireland
… key personnel, is to evaluate the management of sexual offenders in the community in Northern Ireland. More specifically, this involves a critical examination of responses to sexual offending, the registration of sexual offenders and the placement of sexual offenders in the community within a …
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Working with sexual offenders: the training and support needs SOTP facilities
… faced by those providing treatment for sexual offenders. As well as having to analyse detailed accounts of sexual violence, sex offender therapists are faced with the responsibility of working with some of the most difficult offenders in the system in terms of their generally poor …
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Surviving Probation: The Challenges Sexual Offenders are Faced with in Mainstream Society
"Society sees us [sexual offenders] as terrible people. Either lock us up or kill us. They don't want us in their community." Sexual offenders are seen as some of the most repulsive criminals through society's eyes. The term "sexual offender" encompasses many different types of people with regards …
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Surviving Probation: The Challenges Sexual Offenders are Faced with in Mainstream Society
"Society sees us [sexual offenders] as terrible people. Either lock us up or kill us. They don't want us in their community." Sexual offenders are seen as some of the most repulsive criminals through society's eyes. The term "sexual offender" encompasses many different types of people with regards …
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Perceptions of Sexual Dangerousness: Accurate Identification of Sexual Offenders from Static Photographs
… of the phenomenon of accurate identification of sexually dangerous men. Study 1 was designed to examine the influence of experience on accuracy of perceptions of sexual dangerousness. Receiving feedback about test trials increased accuracy on future trials at a marginally significant level. Study …
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Kinetic Family and Human Figure Drawings of Child and Adolescent Sexual Offenders
<p><em>Problem</em>. Juvenile sexual offenders constitute a significant percentage of the total offender population. This study sought to determine whether the KFD and the HFD can be useful in identifying male juvenile sexual offenders by identifying specific characteristics in their drawings that …
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The development and implementation of an intervention programme for young sexual offenders
Over the last decade, sexual abuse committed by young sexual offenders has increasingly been reported in South Africa. Such offenders are often inappropriately managed by both mental health and related professionals and the justice system. This dissertation describes the process involved in the …
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Trauma resolution treatment as an adjunt to stand treatment for sexual offenders
… relapse prevention therapy for sex offenders. Ten adjudicated sex offenders with sexual abuse histories were treated with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing as an adjunct to standard outpatient sex offender treatment. Data points include self-report, other-report, …
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An exploration of the factors that contribute to recidivism in incarcerated sexual offenders
… that contribute to recidivism with incarcerated sexual offenders. A qualitative research approach was used and ten incarcerated recidivist sexual offenders in the prisons were selected through purposive sampling. The researcher used semi-structured interview guides and a voice recorder to conduct …
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Policy and practice of sentencing male child sexual offenders at Wynberg sexual offences court
… prosecutors, and the probation officers at the Sexual Offences Court at Wynberg Magistrates Court regarding the sentencing of male child sexual offenders, as well as the types of sentences passed on sex offenders. A combination of documentary evidence, that is, court files, and qualitative and …
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A comparative study of compliant and non-compliant sexual offenders in the state of Tennessee
Sexual offenders have been identified as a group of criminals who must be monitored even after their release from prison or after completion of parole. This is accomplished by requiring sexual offenders to comply with registration requirements such as checking in with law enforcement agents on a …
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