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Some comments on the residential treatment of juvenile sex offenders

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Residential treatment center programs for juvenile sex offenders typically have been based on a quasi-corrections model of treatment adapted from the treatment of adult incarcerated offenders. This paper describes the strengths and weaknesses of such a program in one center and discusses how staff appeared to have replicated the power and control and secrecy thinking of the offenders in interactions among themselves and with the youth in their care. Staff training needs and the importance of broadening the scope of offender treatment are also discussed.

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  1. St. Joseph Orphanage, Cincinnati, Ohio

    Buell E. Goocher

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Grateful acknowledgement is made to Hugh Pettigrew, M.D., for his contributions in the preparation of this paper.

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Goocher, B.E. Some comments on the residential treatment of juvenile sex offenders. Child Youth Care Forum 23, 243–250 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02209088

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