Sexual Offending: Separating Myths from Evidence, Practice and Policy

“Perhaps the most persistent belief is that people convicted of sexual offenses will inevitably offend again. The fear behind this belief is understandable. The data do not support it.

Those assumptions are not benign. They shape legislation, sentencing practices, supervision intensity, civil commitment decisions, and access to treatment. In doing so, they often work against the very goals they claim to advance: long-term safety, prevention, and accountability.

What follows is not a defense of sexual offending. It is a clarification of what the research and sustained clinical experience actually show.” Read the insightful article written here: Dorota W. Novitskie, Ph.D., CCTP-II