Categorical denial in convicted sex offenders: the concept, its meaning, and its implication for risk and treatment

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dc.contributor.authorMarshall WL
dc.contributor.authorMarshall LE
dc.contributor.authorware, jayson
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-26T02:09:11Z
dc.date.available2023-07-26T02:09:11Z
dc.date.issued2015en
dc.date.updated2022-11-08T01:06:13Z
dc.description.abstractAlthough denial takes many forms, in this review we have restricted our concerns to those sex offenders who claim to not have committed a sexual offense. We refer to these offenders as "categorical deniers". The literature on the incidence of categorical denial, the characteristics of these offenders, and the many purposes denial seems to serve are all given consideration. We then examine the relationship of categorical denial to future risk taking into consideration the relationship of future risk to the meaning denial has for these men. Next we consider three different approaches treatment providers have taken to categorical deniers. These involve: 1) a decision to exclude them from treatment; 2) attempts to overcome denial (either by involving them in a pre-treatment program, or embedding them within a regular program); and 3) the provision of a program exclusively for deniers. Evidence for all of these approaches is limited and not yet impressive enough to allow for conclusions as to their value. Finally, we suggest that future studies include larger numbers of deniers and differentiate offender types.en
dc.identifier.citationWare J, Marshall WL, Marshall LE (2015). Categorical denial in convicted sex offenders: The concept, its meaning, and its implication for risk and treatment. Aggression and Violent Behavior. 25. 215-226.en
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2015.08.003
dc.identifier.issn1359-1789
dc.identifier.issn1873-6335
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/105762
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevier BVen
dc.rightsAll rights reserved unless otherwise stateden
dc.rights.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651en
dc.subject.anzsrc1117 Public Health and Health Servicesen
dc.subject.anzsrc1602 Criminologyen
dc.subject.anzsrc1701 Psychologyen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::44 - Human society::4402 - Criminology::440202 - Correctional theory, offender treatment and rehabilitationen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::52 - Psychologyen
dc.titleCategorical denial in convicted sex offenders: the concept, its meaning, and its implication for risk and treatmenten
dc.typeJournal Articleen
uc.collegeFaculty of Law
uc.departmentFaculty of Law
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