JOURNAL ARTICLE

Findings on Psychology Crime and Law Discussed by Investigators at University Erlangen-Nurnberg (Development and Application of an Offense Severity Index In the Evaluation of Treatment of Individuals Convicted of Sexual Crimes).

  • Published In: Psychology & Psychiatry Journal, 2024. P. 160 1 of 2

  • Database: Psychology Source 2 of 2

Abstract

A recent study conducted at the University Erlangen-Nurnberg in Germany explored the development and application of an offense severity index in evaluating the treatment of individuals convicted of sexual crimes. The researchers found that binary outcome measures, which are commonly used to measure success in forensic treatment studies, are too undifferentiated. The study analyzed a subgroup of individuals who had recidivated with a sexual offense and found that prison-based treatment may decrease the severity of sexual reoffending in males convicted of sexual offenses. The researchers suggest that severity measures should be used in addition to dichotomous outcome criteria. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Psychology & Psychiatry Journal. 2024/10, p160
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Law
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:1944-2718
  • Accession Number:180205668
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