Rape treatment: An overview of current knowledge

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dc.contributor.authorThakker, Jo
dc.contributor.authorGannon, Theresa A.
dc.date.accessioned2011-03-08T01:34:18Z
dc.date.available2011-03-08T01:34:18Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractSexual offending is frequently seen by the lay person as being a result of an innate abnormality that is relatively fixed and unchangeable. Accordingly, sexual offenders are seen as more likely to recidivate than other types of offenders. In fact, this is not the case, and most sexual offenders do not re-offend. Also, contemporary research has shown that treatment programs driven by cognitive behaviour therapy significantly reduce rates of sexual offender recidivism. Nevertheless, while there has been a great deal of research on the treatment of child sexual offenders, the treatment of rapists has received comparatively less attention. Thus, the main aim of this article is to summarise current knowledge of sexual offender treatment, paying specific attention to the needs of rapists. In particular, we pay attention to the content of sexual offender treatment programs, and the relevance of this content to rape. We also discuss therapeutic issues of relevance for rapist treatment that are typically ignored or underestimated in the research literature. Finally, based upon our analysis of the literature, we present a schematic overview of rape treatment and identify important areas for further research.en_NZ
dc.identifier.citationThakker, J. & Gannon, T.A. (2010). Rape treatment: An overview of current knowledge. Behaviour Chang, 27(4), 227-250.en_NZ
dc.identifier.doi10.1375/bech.27.4.227en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/5150
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAustralian Academic Pressen_NZ
dc.relation.isPartOfBehaviour Changeen_NZ
dc.subjectrape treatmenten_NZ
dc.subjectsexual offendingen_NZ
dc.subjectsexual aggressionen_NZ
dc.titleRape treatment: An overview of current knowledgeen_NZ
dc.typeJournal Articleen_NZ
pubs.begin-page227en_NZ
pubs.elements-id35757
pubs.end-page250en_NZ
pubs.issue4en_NZ
pubs.volume27en_NZ
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