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The Historical Development of Treatment for Adolescent Sex Offenders

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The Historical Development of Treatment for Adolescent Sex Offenders

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Grant, Anna

Australian Institute of Criminology (Canberra, Australia)

Published 2000. 6 pages.

While it is "not unreasonable for both society and the victims to demand that perpetrators of sexual offenses receive punishment for their actions. . .[t]he long-term interests of both present and potential victims and offenders are best served by lowering the risk of reoffending (p.2)." Various theories of treatment are examined in order to show how further offending by identified juveniles can be prevented. Theories described in this paper include psychosis, physiological, family systems, learning, developmental, cognitive, sexual assault cycle, and integrative. Accession Number: 015886

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