Theories of cognitive distortions in sexual offending: What the current research tells us

C Ó Ciardha, T Ward - Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 2013‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Cognitive distortions in sex offenders are specific or general beliefs/attitudes that violate
commonly accepted norms of rationality that have been shown to be associated with the …

How should “acceptance of responsibility” be addressed in sexual offending treatment programs?

J Ware, RE Mann - Aggression and Violent Behavior, 2012‏ - Elsevier
Sexual offenders in treatment programs are usually expected to take responsibility for their
offending—which we define, on the basis of a literature review, as giving a detailed and …

Attitudes supportive of sexual offending predict recidivism: A meta-analysis

L Helmus, RK Hanson… - Trauma, Violence, & …, 2013‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Attitudes supportive of sexual offending figure prominently in theories of sexual offending, as
well as in contemporary assessment and treatment practices with sex offenders. Based on …

Self-esteem, shame, cognitive distortions and empathy in sexual offenders: Their integration and treatment implications

WL Marshall, LE Marshall, GA Serran… - Psychology, crime & …, 2009‏ - Taylor & Francis
In this paper we outline a model that integrates several issues that have been identified in
the sexual offender literature but their relationships have not previously been specified …

Are the cognitive distortions of child molesters in need of treatment?

WL Marshall, LE Marshall… - Journal of Sexual …, 2011‏ - Taylor & Francis
This paper challenges accepted notions about the importance of cognitive distortions
expressed by child molesters. First, we consider the role of excuse-making in a healthy life …

The cognitive distortions of child molesters are in need of treatment

C Ó Ciardha, TA Gannon - Journal of Sexual Aggression, 2011‏ - Taylor & Francis
This paper forms the second part of a debate led by Marshall, Marshall, and Kingston (2011)
regarding the need to address so-called cognitive distortions in sexual offender treatment. In …

Humanizing pedophilia as stigma reduction: A large-scale intervention study

CA Harper, R Lievesley, NJ Blagden… - Archives of sexual …, 2022‏ - Springer
The stigmatization of people with pedophilic sexual interests is a topic of growing academic
and professional consideration, owing to its potential role in moderating pedophiles' …

Cognitive distortions in sexual offenders: Should they all be treatment targets?

WL Marshall, LE Marshall, J Ware - Sexual Abuse in Australia …, 2009‏ - search.informit.org
In this paper we consider two sets of so-called 'cognitive distortions': those that have been
shown to be unrelated to reoffending (ie, noncriminogenic factors) and those that have been …

[كتاب][B] Crime and criminality: A multidisciplinary approach

S Taylor - 2015‏ - taylorfrancis.com
The question of 'why'and 'how'certain individuals are drawn towards behaving in a way that
contravenes the 'Law of the Land'is not an easy one to address. Researchers from various …

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

J Ware, WL Marshall, LE Marshall - Aggression and violent behavior, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Although 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 …