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Sexual offender recidivism revisited: A meta-analysis of recent treatment studies
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Meta-analyses were performed on 12 studies of treatment with sexual offenders (N = 1,313). A small, but robust, overall effect size was found for treatment versus comparison conditions (r = .12). The overall recidivism rate for treated sexual offenders was .19 versus .27 for untreated sexual offenders. Treatment effect sizes across studies, however, were heterogeneous. Effect sizes were larger in studies that had higher base rates of recidivism, had follow-up periods longer than 5 years, included outpatients, and involved cognitive-behavioral or hormonal treatments. Cognitive-behavioral (p < .0005) and hormonal treatments (p < .00005) were significantly more effective than behavioral treatments but were not significantly different from each other.
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“Nagayama-Hall 1995 pointed out that psychological treatment was considered acceptable by two-thirds of offenders, but pharmacological treatment only by one-third).”
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“These have arrived at mixed conclusions; some claiming that interventions are effective in reducing recidivism and others the reverse.”
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“Castrated patients had the lowest recidivism rate (0.3) and the largest effect sizes ( r = 0.53).”
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“Overall, treatment was found to be modest in its effect, reducing recidivism by 8%.”
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“NagayamaHall updated the Furby et al review by conducting a metaanalysis of 12 new studies that contradicted its predecessor by finding equivalent positive effects for hormonal treatment and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), both of which were assessed as superior to behavioural interventions (Nagayama-Hall 1995).”
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- Authors
- Hall, G. C. N.
- Affiliations
- Kent State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Hall, Gordon C. Nagayama
- Venue
- Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
- Published
- 1995-10
- Volume
- 63
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 802-809
- ISSN
- 0022-006X (ISSN-L)
- 1939-2117
- OpenAlex
- W1981630108
- Cited by
- 532
- References
- 30
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- FWCI
- 6.19
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Keywords
- sexual offenders, recidivism, offender treatment, cognitive behavioral therapy, hormone therapy, behavior therapy, treatment effectiveness, follow-up duration
- MeSH terms
- Androgen Antagonists, Combined Modality Therapy, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Recurrence, Sex Offenses, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Treatment Outcome
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