Individualized cognitive behavioral therapy to reduce criminal recidivism risk among young sexual offenders
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Sexually abusive or offending behavior committed by adolescentsMental and Behavioural Disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN69989000
- Lead Sponsor
- Karolinska institutet
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 28
Inclusion Criteria
1. 13-21 years of age
2. Male
3. Placed in one of 4 locked institutions held by the Swedish National Board of Institutional Care (Statens institutionsstyrelse, SiS)
4. Suspected or convicted of one or more index sexual offences
5. ERASOR-rated moderate to high risk for sexual recidivism
6. Remaining time in custody four months or more
7. Sufficient understanding of Swedish / English or (in some cases) communication with an interpreter
Exclusion Criteria
1. Intellectual impairment (Total IQ < 70)
2. Any psychiatric disorder currently characterized by marked instability. This includes, but is not limited to, ongoing manic episode, a psychotic condition or a markedly elevated suicide risk.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Pre-post changes in expert-completed Estimate of Risk of Adolescent Sexual Offense Recidivism (ERASOR) 2.0-based, pre-specified summary scores of intermediate sexuality-specific and other dynamic risk factors for criminal recidivism, respectively. Assessments are conducted by trained and supervised evaluators (other than the therapist) and cover the past month at baseline and at follow-up the past month immediately before the completion of the intervention.<br> 2. Register-based sexual and (non-sexual) violent criminal recidivism rates (suspicions according to the National Crime Register) for 3 years following completed treatment.<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method