TY - JOUR
T1 - A 14- to 24-year longitudinal study of a comprehensive sexual health model treatment program for adolescent sex offenders
T2 - Predictors of successful completion and subsequent criminal recidivism
AU - Seabloom, William
AU - Seabloom, Mary E.
AU - Seabloom, Eric
AU - Barron, Robert
AU - Hendrickson, Sharon
PY - 2003/8
Y1 - 2003/8
N2 - The study determines the effectiveness of a sexuality-positive adolescent sexual offender treatment program and examines subsequent criminal recidivism in the three outcome groups (completed, withdrawn, referred). The sample consists of 122 adolescent males and their families (491 individuals). Of the demographic variables, only living situation was significant, such that patients living with parents were more likely to graduate. None of the behavioral variables were found to be significant. Of the treatment variables, length of time in the program and participation in the Family Journey Seminar were included in the final model. When they were included in the model, no other treatment variable were significantly related to probability of graduation. There were no arrests or convictions for sex-related crimes in the population of participants that successfully completed the program. This group was also less likely than the other groups to be arrested (p = 0.014) or convicted (p = 0.004) across all crime categories.
AB - The study determines the effectiveness of a sexuality-positive adolescent sexual offender treatment program and examines subsequent criminal recidivism in the three outcome groups (completed, withdrawn, referred). The sample consists of 122 adolescent males and their families (491 individuals). Of the demographic variables, only living situation was significant, such that patients living with parents were more likely to graduate. None of the behavioral variables were found to be significant. Of the treatment variables, length of time in the program and participation in the Family Journey Seminar were included in the final model. When they were included in the model, no other treatment variable were significantly related to probability of graduation. There were no arrests or convictions for sex-related crimes in the population of participants that successfully completed the program. This group was also less likely than the other groups to be arrested (p = 0.014) or convicted (p = 0.004) across all crime categories.
KW - Adolescent sex offenders
KW - Sex offender recidivism
KW - Sex offender treatment
KW - Sexuality
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U2 - 10.1177/0306624X03253849
DO - 10.1177/0306624X03253849
M3 - Article
C2 - 12971186
AN - SCOPUS:0043171168
SN - 0306-624X
VL - 47
SP - 468
EP - 481
JO - International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
JF - International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
IS - 4
ER -
