RE: Juvenile Sex Offender Programs

Hi Bart,

In 2006, we conducted a meta-analysis of programs for offenders. On the subject of treatment for juvenile sex offenders, we found five well-done studies. Two small studies involved MST.

Borduin, C. M., Henggeler, S. W., Blaske, D. M. & Stein, R. (1990). Multisystemic treatment of adolescent sexual offenders. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 35, 105-114.

Borduin, C. M., & Schaeffer, C. M. (2001). Multisystemic treatment of juvenile sexual offenders: A progress report. Journal of Psychology & Human Sexuality, 13, 25-42.

Three other studies are not associated with an “off the shelf” program.

Lab, Steven P., Shields, Glenn, Schondel, Connie. (1993). "Research note: An evaluation of juvenile sexual offender treatment." Crime and Delinquency 39(4): 543-553.

Worling, J. R., and Curwen, T. (2000). "Adolescent sexual offender recidivism: Success of specialized treatment and implications for risk prediction." Child Abuse and Neglect 24(7): 965-982.

Guarino-Ghezzi, G. S. and Kimball, L. M. (1998). "Juvenile sex offenders in treatment." Corrections Management Quarterly 2: 45-54.

We haven’t updated our literature search, so there may also be more recent studies.

Best wishes in your new venture.

Marna

Marna Geyer Miller, Ph.D.

Senior Research Associate

Washington State Institute for Public Policy

110 East Fifth Avenue, Suite 214

Olympia WA 98501

Ph: 360-586-2745

Fax: 360-586-2793

E-mail: millerm@xxxxxxxxxxxx

Website: http://www.wsipp.wa.gov

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Subject: Juvenile Sex Offender Programs

Our county has offered my Institute the opportunity to receive a contract to provide treatment for juvenile sex offenders. My thought was that we would provide a combination of individual therapy, family therapy and group therapy.

We are training in the empirically validated family therapy models (MST, BSFT and Multidimensional Family Therapy).

Are there other evidence based practices that have been found to be successful with this population. What is considered the "most effective treatment" for this population. Can others point to any references in this area that would be helpful.

Thanks,

Bart Rubin, Ph.D.

Berkeley, CA

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