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Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment
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Outcomes in a Community Sex Offender Treatment Program: A Comparison Between Polygraphed and Matched Non-polygraphed Offenders

Robert J. McGrath

Vermont Department of Corrections, 105 Happy Valley Road, Middlebury, VT 05753, USA, rmcgrath{at}sover.net

Georgia F. Cumming

Vermont Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Sexual Abuse, Burlington, VT, USA

Stephen E. Hoke

Vermont Department of Corrections, Middlebury, VT, USA

Marcel O. Bonn-Miller

Department of Psychology, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA

This study compared a group of 104 adult male sex offenders who received community cognitive-behavioral treatment, correctional supervision, and periodic polygraph compliance exams with a matched group of 104 sex offenders who received the same type of treatment and supervision services but no polygraph exams. Polygraph exams focused on whether participants were following their conditions of community supervision and treatment and had avoided committing new sexual offenses. The two groups were exact pair-wise matched on three variables: (1) Static-99 risk score (Hanson & Thornton 2000, Law and Human Behavior, 24, 119-136), (2) status as a completer of prison sex offender treatment, and (3) date placed in the community. At fixed 5-year follow-up periods, the number of individuals in the polygraph group charged with committing a new non-sexual violent offense was significantly lower than in the no polygraph group (2.9% versus 11.5%). However, there were no significant between-group differences for the number of individuals charged for new sexual (5.8% versus 6.7%), any sexual or violent (8.7% versus 16.3%), or any criminal offense (39.4% versus 34.6%). The results are discussed in terms of their clinical and research implications.

Key Words: Sex offender • Treatment outcome • Polygraph • Sanction • Community supervision

Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, Vol. 19, No. 4, 381-393 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/107906320701900404
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