Basic treatment models for adult sexual offenders

Abstract

Sexual delinquency is a worldwide problem that affects people of all social and cultural backgrounds, leaving many detrimental consequences for direct and indirect victims as well as the community. The socio-political reaction to sexual offending has changed throughout history. The initial reaction involved an extremely retributive approach, but the development and humanization of society forced the focus of treatment to expand to foster positive potential in the offender's personality and behavior. The main objective of this paper is to present the basic models of treatment of sex offenders that are supported by the research results: Relapse prevention model, Self-regulation model, Risk-needresponsivity model and Good lives model. The paper will also discuss the incidence of sexual delinquency in Serbia, as well as current findings in the field of sex offender assessment.

Seksualno prestupništvo predstavlja svetski problem koji pogađa ljude svih društvenih i kulturnih slojeva, ostavljajući mnogobrojne štetne posledice po direktne i indirektne žrtve, ali i zajednicu u celini. Društveno-politička reakcija na seksualno prestupništvo menjala se kroz istoriju. Prvobitna reakcija podrazumevala je izuzetno retributivan pristup, ali su razvoj i humanizacija društva uticali da se fokus tretmana proširi na podsticanje pozitivnih potencijala u ličnosti i ponašanju prestupnika. Cilj ovog pregleda literature je prikaz osnovnih modela tretmana seksualnih prestupnika koji imaju potporu u rezultatima istraživanja. To su model prevencije relapsa, model samoregulacije, model rizika, potreba, responzisvnosti i model dobrog života. radu će biti prikazana i učestalost seksualnog prestupništva u Srbiji, kao i aktuelna saznanja u oblasti procene seksualnih prestupnika.