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What is to be done? future research on the assessment and behavioral treatment of sex offenders
Author(s) -
Earls Christopher M.,
Quinsey Ver L.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
behavioral sciences and the law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.649
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1099-0798
pISSN - 0735-3936
DOI - 10.1002/bsl.2370030405
Subject(s) - sex offender , psychology , sex offense , human sexuality , sex work , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , computer security , criminology , medicine , computer science , sexual abuse , medical emergency , sociology , gender studies , family medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
Much progress has been made in the assessment and treatment of sexually aggressive men. There remains, however, a great deal of work to be done. Future research should move on three fronts simultaneously: the extension and refinement of assessment methods which will serve to discriminate sex offenders from other persons and different sorts of sex offenders from each other, the further development of, and comparison among, treatment techniques designed to change sex offenders on relevant dimensions, and long‐term followups of sex offenders who have been treated with different methods. Basic research concerning not only sex offenders but also the development of human sexuality is also required for the formulation of a theory which will guide future research.