Abstract

CHARLES E. SMITH M.D. 1 1 Associate professor of psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, N. C. 27514 Correctional work with sex offenders is complicated by confusing statutory definitions, uncertainties about diagnosis, problems in motivation for treatment, and many other factors. After evaluating these difficulties and the resources available to overcome them, the author concludes that this group of offenders is most effectively treated in a hospital rather than a correctional setting, using the technique of group psychotherapy.