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Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment
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Treatment Experiences of Civilly Committed Sex Offenders

A Consumer Satisfaction Survey

Jill S. Levenson

Lynn University, Boca Raton, Florida

David S. Prescott

Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Center, Mauston, Wisconsin

The purpose of the study was to elicit feedback from sex offenders about the components of treatment that they believed to be most helpful in preventing reoffense. A sample of civilly committed sex offenders from the Sand Ridge Civil Commitment Center in Wisconsin (n = 44) was surveyed about their perceptions of treatment, including content, process, therapists, rules, and completion requirements. Clients were asked to rate the importance of treatment components to their recovery and to rate their satisfaction with the treatment they received for each component. Participants expressed fairly positive sentiments about their treatment experiences, though specific concerns were noted. There was an overall positive correlation between importance of and satisfaction with treatment, but ratings of importance were consistently higher than ratings of satisfaction. Implications for practice and future research are discussed.

Key Words: sex offender • sexual predator • SVP • civil commitment • treatment

This version was published on March 1, 2009

Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, Vol. 21, No. 1, 6-20 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1079063208325205
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