Assessment, management, and treatment of sex offenders: what is known, what is controversial, what needs further investigation

Zara G, Farrington DP, Freilone F, Lösel F (2020)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2020

Journal

Rassegna Italiana di Criminologia Pensa MultiMedia Ed.

Book Volume: 14

Pages Range: 166-185

Journal Issue: 3

DOI: 10.7347/RIC-032020-p166

Abstract

Sex offending is considered one of the most offensive crimes in Western societies. This article presents a description of the advances in scientific and clinical studies in the understanding of sexual offending, with particular attention to risk and criminogenic needs, sexual recidivism and its assessment. It offers an overview of the treatment programmes that work most efficiently, of those that are promising, and of those that do not seem to work, and why. Much can be learnt about sex offenders from using criminal career information, and from assessing the risk dimensionally, in order to identify accurately the level of risk and the criminogenic needs that require intervention.

Authors with CRIS profile

Friedrich Lösel Philosophische Fakultät und Fachbereich Theologie

Involved external institutions

University of Turin / Università degli Studi di Torino (UNITO) IT Italy (IT) University of Cambridge GB United Kingdom (GB)

How to cite

APA:

Zara, G., Farrington, D.P., Freilone, F., & Lösel, F. (2020). Assessment, management, and treatment of sex offenders: what is known, what is controversial, what needs further investigation. Rassegna Italiana di Criminologia, 14(3), 166-185. https://doi.org/10.7347/RIC-032020-p166

MLA:

Zara, Georgia, et al. "Assessment, management, and treatment of sex offenders: what is known, what is controversial, what needs further investigation." Rassegna Italiana di Criminologia 14.3 (2020): 166-185.

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