Discuss two ways in which sex offenses are treated. How effective is treatment for these offenses?
What will be an ideal response?
One approach is surgical or chemical castration as a means of reducing the urge for sex and making impulses
more manageable. Recidivism rates are much lower for those who have been castrated. In addition the extreme
approach of castration, there are numerous other approached. Aversion therapy is one key component of
cognitive-behavioral treatment. Aversive consequences are linked to deviant sexual arousal. In early forms of the
treatment electric shocks were used. Now therapists rely on imagined consequences (covert sensitization) or foul
odors paired with the images (assisted covert sensitization). Other aspects of treatment include social skills
training and the restructuring of cognitive distortions. Maletzky reports that of nearly 1,500 offenders treated
with this form of therapy, at least 79 percent reported no covert or overt deviant sexual behavior or repeat
charges at one year follow-up.
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