Guest Blog by Patti Hoyt LPC CAADC CSAT Have you ever minimized your actions or even denied all or part of them? Denial is like a small… Read more “ATSA Update: Are Denial and Minimization Always Bad?”
Category: Sexual Offending and Prevention
What’s a MAP and why it matters
There were many research presentations this year at the ATSA conference relating to MAPs. This was a great thing to see as, from a scientific perspective, we… Read more “What’s a MAP and why it matters”
Does treatment for sexual offending behavior increase or decrease the likelihood of reoffending?
In most jurisdictions in the United States, a person convicted of a sex crime is mandated to treatment. This treatment tends to be group therapy with the… Read more “Does treatment for sexual offending behavior increase or decrease the likelihood of reoffending?”
Pedophilia is Not a Behavior
It is often easy to tell when some bit of science regarding pedophilia is brought out to the general public. There is usually a rash of social… Read more “Pedophilia is Not a Behavior”
Trying to Predict and Prevent Institutional Abuse
It seems as though there is another story in the news every day about the discovery of some type of sexual abuse in a church or school. … Read more “Trying to Predict and Prevent Institutional Abuse”
Sentence Mitigation: Is it just a defense tactic or can it be a motivator for treatment?
A recent posting about our intensive program for sexual offenders on a professional social network greatly upset a person on the network. This person felt that it… Read more “Sentence Mitigation: Is it just a defense tactic or can it be a motivator for treatment?”
What BDSM Can Teach Us About Consent
Consent is a hot button topic today. The #metoo movement continues to grow and the supreme court nomination brought to light the suffering of many sexual abuse… Read more “What BDSM Can Teach Us About Consent”
You’re Being Investigated for a Cybersex Crime: Do You Take a Polygraph?
If you have been following our blog series, you know that we are trying to use our years of experience to help you find the best counsel… Read more “You’re Being Investigated for a Cybersex Crime: Do You Take a Polygraph?”
You’re Being Investigated for a Cybersex Crime: The Psychosexual Evaluation
So far in our series of articles we have talked about finding a good attorney and a good therapist. The next step in the process is… Read more “You’re Being Investigated for a Cybersex Crime: The Psychosexual Evaluation”
You’re Being Investigated for a Cybersex Crime: What to look for in a therapist
In my first blog in this series, I wrote about the fact that getting a therapist is one of the first things you need to do when… Read more “You’re Being Investigated for a Cybersex Crime: What to look for in a therapist”
