Evidence Brief: Adolescent Sex Offender Treatment [pdf, 357 KB]
...high dropout rates (i.e., 45 - 59%) and unmatched comparison groups make it difficult to draw firm conclusions. • Research suggests treatment works best when it recognises strengths, targets the needs of the adolescent, and includes caregivers, family, peers, and schools. • Challenges in researching this population include; high dropout rates, inequivalent comparison groups, unreported sexual offences and low base rates for sexual recidivism influencing effect siz...