Implications of sex offender classification on reporting demographic characteristics, health, and criminal careers: results from an Australian jurisdiction [PDF]
BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2020 Background Cross-sectional and retrospective offence data are often used to classify sex offenders in epidemiological and survey research, but little empirical evidence exists regarding the practical implications of this for applied research.
Mathew Gullotta +4 more
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Association of early maladaptive schemas and psychiatric disorders between sex offenders [PDF]
European Psychiatry, 2022 Introduction Schema-therapy (ST) - one of the promising integrative models of psychotherapy, which shows its efficacy in many mental disorders. ST has main theoretical concepts: early maladaptive schemas (EMS), coping styles, modes and basic needs.
N. Stepanova, D. Korzun
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Navigating the Missteps: An In-Depth Critique of Albania's Sex Offender Registry [PDF]
Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and InformaticsThis article critically examines the legislative journey and implications of Albania's Sex Offender Registry Law 62/2023, shedding light on the disconnection between scientific research and public policy formulation. Tracing the historical origins of sex
Adrian Leka, Brunilda Haxhiu
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The System of Corrective Interventions in the Sex Offender Population and the Proposed “Trident Statal Program” (TSP) in the Field of Italian Sex Crimes [PDF]
Behavioral SciencesThe issue of effective treatments for individuals with a history of sexual offending has legal, social, economic, political, and clinical impacts. Studies conducted on the topic of evaluating treatment outcomes for sex offenders have examined both ...
Giulio Perrotta +4 more
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DMS: Delusional Misidentification Syndrome or Dead Moneyman and Sex Offender? A Case Report of Reverse Capgras Syndrome [PDF]
Case Reports in Psychiatry, 2022 Delusional misidentification syndromes (DMSs) are delusional phenomena where individuals believe that one has been altered or replaced. Here, we present the case of Ms.
Elizabeth Kim +2 more
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Protecting the Public's Health Through Successful Reentry for Sex Offender After Incarceration. [PDF]
J Interpers Violence, 2022 Simmons M +5 more
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“It's almost a life and death sentence”: Stakeholder perspectives on determinants of substance use risks and treatment access for individuals convicted of sexual offenses [PDF]
SSM: Qualitative Research in HealthSex offender registration and notification (SORN) policies have significantly destabilizing material and psychosocial collateral consequences for people required to register.
Ruth T. Shefner
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Il trattamento dei detenuti sex offenders nel carcere di Castelvetrano (TP) [PDF]
Rivista di Criminologia, Vittimologia e Sicurezza, 2016 The article focuses on the analysis of a treatment program provided to sex offenders in Castelvetrano Prison, from 2009 to 2012, as part of the project “Come and talk to us” (“www…parliamonepure”).
Angela Adragna
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The devil effect triggered by sexual crimes [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyPrevious research has identified a number of stereotypical beliefs about sexual crimes, particularly in relation to child sexual abuse and rape. We suggested that these beliefs may be the result of a negative halo effect (i.e., a single negative ...
Michaela Pfundmair, Romana Matanovic
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Evaluating the legal assumptions of Victoria's Sex Offender Registration Act 2004 from a psychological perspective. [PDF]
Psychiatr Psychol Law, 2019 Simmons ML.
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