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- Describe trends in treatment program prevalence for adults as compared
with youth
- Identify several sex offender treatment approaches currently used in
North America
- Describe recent trends in sex offender treatment
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- Current Practices and Trends in Sexual Abuser Management, The Safer
Society 2002 Nationwide Survey.
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- Colorado DOC Survey (2000)
- 39 states had sex offender treatment programs in their institutions
- 30 of these had wait lists for program entry
- Number of treatment beds ranged from 70 to 1,200
- Most programs last longer than one year
- 12 states require treatment for some types of sex offenders
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- Most frequent interventions:
cognitive-behavioral
- Typical duration of treatment:
2-3 years
- Typical session length:
individual 50 minutes, group 90 minutes
- Typical cost of treatment:
individual = $45-$87, group = $23-$43; 67% offer sliding fee
scale
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- Increase in number of treatment programs from 1986-1992; decrease since
1992; increase since 2000
- Increase in victim-centered approach
- Strong emphasis on collaboration
- Increase in use of polygraph
- Decrease in use of penile plethysmograph
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