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- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2002 by Plenum Publishing Corporation
- Subject
- Psychology; Sexual Behavior; Psychiatry; Clinical Psychology; Criminology and Criminal Justice, general
- ISSN
- 1079-0632
- eISSN
- 1573-286X
- D.O.I.
- 10.1023/A:1013029510999
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
New and emerging collaborative responses to sex offender management are challenging traditional notions about how treatment providers and probation and parole officers (POs) deliver services to this difficult population. Typically, sex offender treatment professionals provide community-based services to offenders who are supervised by POs. Yet, no comprehensive survey has investigated how treatment providers and POs collaborate and view their relationships with each other. This national random survey examined the beliefs and behaviors of community-based adult sex-offender treatment providers concerning various types of provider and PO interactions and collaborative models. Overall, treatment providers reported that they value frequent and substantive communication with POs concerning mutual clients. There was, however, considerable diversity in practice and opinion among providers with regard to POs leading, coleading, and observing sex offender treatment groups. Treatment providers' opinions about various clinical, ethical, and legal issues evident in these collaborative approaches are examined.
Journal
Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment – Springer Journals
Published: Oct 13, 2004
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