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Dynamic Protective Factors Relevant to Sexual Offending
David Thornton1, Gwenda M Willis2, Sharon Kelley3
1FAsTR LLC & SAARNA Inc, Ottawa, Canada.
Current Psychiatry Reports
|February 24, 2024
Summary
Assessing protective factors, not just risks, aids strengths-based treatment for sexual offenders. Research confirms these factors predict lower recidivism and inform treatment planning.
Area of Science:
- Forensic Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Criminology
Background:
- Traditional risk factor assessment for sexual offending has limitations.
- Strengths-based approaches, focusing on protective factors, offer a promising alternative.
- Protective factor assessment is well-established for violent offending but emerging for sexual offending.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the research on assessing protective factors in the context of sexual offending.
- To determine if protective factors can support strengths-based treatment for sexual offenders.
- To evaluate the utility of protective factor assessment in treatment and risk management.
Main Methods:
- Review of existing research on protective factor assessment tools.
- Analysis of studies trialed with men who have committed sexual offenses.
- Identification of common constructs across different protective factor measures.
Main Results:
- Multiple protective factor measures have been trialed with sexual offenders, predicting reduced recidivism.
- Key relevant protective factors include Resilience, Adaptive Sexuality, and Prosocial Connection and Reward.
- The Structured Assessment of PROtective Factors against Sexual Offending (SAPROF-SO) is a comprehensive measure.
Conclusions:
- Protective factors are well-identified and relevant for sexual offending.
- Assessment of protective factors can inform treatment needs, planning, and case management.
- Protective factor assessment can contribute to overall risk assessment.
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