Effectiveness of sexual offender treatment and reintegration programs: Does program composition and sequencing matter?

Nadine McKillop; Lorelei Hine; Susan Rayment-McHugh; Tim Prenzler; Lara Christensen; Emma Belton

doi:10.1177/26338076221079046

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Effectiveness of sexual offender treatment and reintegration programs: Does program composition and sequencing matter?

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Effectiveness of sexual offender treatment and reintegration programs: Does program composition and sequencing matter?

Nadine McKillop, Lorelei Hine, Susan Rayment-McHugh, Tim Prenzler, Lara Christensen and Emma Belton

Journal of Criminology, Vol.55(2), pp.180-201

2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/26338076221079046

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Sexual offending

reintegration

correctional outcomes

recidivism

sexual offender treatment

Using administrative data obtained from Queensland Corrective Services, we investigated the composition and sequencing of sex offender treatment and reintegration programs on recidivism outcomes. Outcomes were compared over an average of 4.8 years (SD = 29.20 months; range = 15 days to 9.25 years) on 2,407 adult males convicted of sexual offences and discharged from custody between 2010 and 2017. Controlling for risk, age, treatment location, and cultural heritage, those who completed a combination of preparatory programs, rehabilitation and reintegration programs were less likely to reoffend and had significantly better survival rates when they did reoffend, compared to those who did not complete—or partially completed—programs. However, reintegration programs, regardless of involvement with other correctional programming, also demonstrated success in reducing short-term recidivism. Combined, these findings indicate that the composition and sequencing of correctional programming likely plays an important role in enhancing outcomes and that engagement in reintegration programs post-incarceration may be pivotal to improving the outcomes for men convicted of sexual offences. Such sequencing, and program composition, warrants further investigation.

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Title: Effectiveness of sexual offender treatment and reintegration programs: Does program composition and sequencing matter?
Authors: Nadine McKillop (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and Society
Lorelei Hine (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and Society
Susan Rayment-McHugh (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre - Legacy
Tim Prenzler (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
Lara Christensen (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and Society
Emma Belton (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and Criminology - Legacy
Publication details: Journal of Criminology, Vol.55(2), pp.180-201
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd.
Date published: 2022
DOI: 10.1177/26338076221079046
ISSN: 2633-8084
Organisation Unit: Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit; School of Law and Criminology - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99613108902621
Output Type: Journal article

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