Treatment paradigms of sex offenders of children: An analysis of professional journals

    Authors

    M. A. Winton

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Aggress. Violent Behav.

    Keywords

    sex offender treatment; paradigm change; medical model; psychological; model; biopsychosocial model; PHARMACOLOGICAL-TREATMENT; PARAPHILIAS; DISORDERS; SOCIOLOGY; Criminology & Penology; Psychology, Multidisciplinary

    Abstract

    The purpose of this study is to: (1) examine the types of paradigms in the professional literature on sex offenders of children between 1993 and 2002, (2) address paradigm change in the treatment models of sex offenders based on the work of Thomas Kuhn, (3) comprehensively analyze the professional journal literature available on the theories and treatments of sex offenders. These journals include: the Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy (JSMT), The Journal of Sex Research (JSR), the Journal of Sex Education and Therapy (JSET), the Archives of Sexual Behavior (ASB), the Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality (CJHS), Child Abuse and Neglect (CAN), and the Journal of Interpersonal Violence (JIV). The articles chosen in this study were expected to focus on either the medical or three-pronged approach in the treatment of sex offenders: antiandrogens, psychotropic medications, and psychotherapy. However, this was not the case. The psychological paradigm remains the dominant paradigm in this professional literature, although sex research and therapy journals were more likely to have medically based theories and interventions than the abuse and neglect oriented journals. The implications of these findings are discussed. (c) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

    Journal Title

    Aggression and Violent Behavior

    Volume

    10

    Issue/Number

    5

    Publication Date

    1-1-2005

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    569

    Last Page

    578

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000230283300003

    ISSN

    1359-1789

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