Immediate assessment of adolescent sex offenders seen at the police station
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Psychiatric evaluation of juvenile sex offenders is best started upon arrest. A project doing this was tried in Utrecht, the Netherlands. In 66 of the 81 boys evaluated, further treatment was recommended and in 39 cases, it was advised that this treatment be compulsory. The purpose of the initial interview, along with a tentative diagnosis, is to determine the insight and or control over the crime which the juvenile has. It is difficult for psychologists to maintain both the support and confrontation necessary to treat sex offenders.
Publication Name: International Journal of Offender Therapy & Comparative Criminology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0306-624X
Year: 1995
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Marcel: a case report of a violent sexual psychopath in remission
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The article presents a report of the etiology and remission of a former forensic psychiatric patient found guilty of 13 crimes, including rape and assaults, committed over 11 years. The patient was cured by therapeutic and psychosocial means and by life events which impressed him greatly. He has lived more than 20 years without recidivism, leads a normal life and is happily married.
Publication Name: International Journal of Offender Therapy & Comparative Criminology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0306-624X
Year: 1999
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Outpatient civil commitment in Texas for management and treatment of sexually violent predators: a preliminary report
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The merits of the treatment used to treat the sexually violent criminals discharged from prison with or without parole, are presented. The treatment, which consists of individual and group therapy, was found to be effective and relatively low-cost way to protect the public and treat the offender.
Publication Name: International Journal of Offender Therapy & Comparative Criminology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0306-624X
Year: 2003
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