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Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment
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Outcome of an Institutional Sexual Offender Treatment Program: A Comparison Between Treated and Matched Untreated Offenders

Terry Nicholaichuk

Correctional Service of Canada, Regional Headquarters, Prairies, P.O. Box 9223, 2313 Hanselman Place, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7K 3X5, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Arthur Gordon

Twin Rivers Correctional Center, Monroe, Washington

Deqiang Gu

Regional Psychiatric Center (Prairies), Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Stephen Wong

Regional Psychiatric Center (Prairies), Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Data from a sexual offender treatment program operated by the Correctional Service of Canada at the Regional Psychiatric Center (Saskatoon) supported the conclusion that cognitive behavioral treatment can reduce sexual offense recidivism. The study compared 296 treated and 283 untreated offenders followed for a mean of 6 years after their release. An untreated comparison subject was located for each treated offender on three dimensions: (a) age at index offense, (b) date of index offense, and (c) prior criminal history. Data were analyzed using tests of proportion, survival analysis, and analysis of offender Criminal Career Profiles.

Over a mean follow-up period of almost 6 years, convictions for new sexual offenses among treated offenders were 14.5% versus 33.2% for untreated offenders. During the follow-up period, 48% of treated offenders remained out of prison compared to 28.3% of untreated offenders. Time series comparisons of treated and comparison samples also showed that treated men reoffended at significantly lower rates after 10 years.

A Criminal Career Profile (CCP) was constructed by taking the Age at First Conviction and plotting the offender's successive lengths of time free against time incarcerated. Pre- and posttreatment slopes of the CCP were lower for both groups posttreatment; however, the degree of change was significantly greater for the treated group, indicating a greater reduction in criminal activity among these offenders. Taken together, the results of all three analytic techniques supported the efficacy of appropriate correctional treatment for effective reduction of recidivism.

Key Words: sex offender treatment outcome • recidivism • criminal career profile • efficacy of treatment.

Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, Vol. 12, No. 2, 139-153 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/107906320001200205
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