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Umgang mit Sexualstraftätern in England und Wales: Vollzugsformen und Behandlungsansätze

Management of sexual offenders in England and Wales: forms of detention and treatment approaches

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Dieser Beitrag beschreibt den Umgang mit Sexualstraftätern in England. Zunächst werden einige Besonderheiten der britischen Gesellschaft und deren Rechtssystem dargestellt. Sodann werden Fakten zu Sexualstraftaten präsentiert sowie die rechtlichen Grundlagen und praktischen Aspekte der Unterbringung und Behandlung im Strafvollzug sowie in der forensischen Psychiatrie. Im Hauptteil werden dann das „Sex Offender Treatment Programme“ (SOTP), dessen Struktur und Inhalte, beschrieben sowie Studien zur Effizienz der psychologischen Behandlung von Sexualstraftätern diskutiert. Insbesondere wird eine neuere Evaluation des SOTP vorgestellt, deren Ergebnisse (fehlende Effizienz des SOTP) letztlich zur Abschaffung des SOTP in seiner bisherigen Form geführt haben. Zum Ende hin werden noch neuere Gesetzesinitiativen und innovative Interventionen zum Umgang mit Sexualstraftätern dargestellt.

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This article describes the management of sex offenders in England. First, relevant aspects of British society and its legal system are illustrated before presenting some fact on sexual offending in England. This is followed by a description of the detention and treatment of sex offenders in the criminal justice system as well as in forensic psychiatric settings. The main part describes the Sex Offender Treatment Programme (SOTP), its structure and content and presents studies on the effectiveness of psychological interventions for sex offenders more generally. In particular, the most recent evaluation of the SOTP is presented, the results of which (lack of effectiveness of the programme) led to the discontinuation of the SOTP. Finally, legal initiatives and innovative interventions for the management of sex offenders in England are presented.

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Völlm, B. Umgang mit Sexualstraftätern in England und Wales: Vollzugsformen und Behandlungsansätze. Forens Psychiatr Psychol Kriminol 12, 319–328 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11757-018-0495-y

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