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Evaluation of a National Prison-based Treatment Program for Sexual Offenders in England and Wales

Her Majesty's Prison Service, London, United Kingdom

Ruth E. Mann

Her Majesty's Prison Service, London, United Kingdom

Anthony R. Beech

University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

Treatment efficacy is described for a sample of sexual offenders who had undertaken treatment in United Kingdom prisons (N = 647) and for a retrospectively selected comparison group (N = 1,910). The outcomes under observation in this study were sexual, sexual and/or violent, and general reconviction. Treatment impact was also examined in relation to offenders' risk of reconviction. The treatment group had slightly lower 2-year sexual reconviction rates than the comparison group, but these differences were not statistically significant. Significant differences were found between the treatment and comparison group for sexual and/or violent reconviction. Further analysis suggested that treatment produced a reduction in the probability of sexual and/or violent reconviction (p <.05) when other relevant variables were controlled for. General reconviction rates were consistently lower in the treatment group, but these differences were not significant.

Key Words: sexual offenders • prison • static risk • sexual offender treatment • reconviction • recidivism

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