Understanding And Treatment Programs For Adult Pedophiles

Within the last few decades, pedophilia has become more prominent, especially in today’s society. Pedophilia is a crime that has destructive implications that has been going on for years now (Blanchard, 2010). With the help of the media, law enforcement and laws regarding sexual offenders, people are more aware of the crime. The awareness is of the risks that make people more likely to become a victim. However, awareness should also shed light on the predictive factors as to why people commit sexual assaults in the first place. This paper will evaluate and review the understanding and treatment programs for adult pedophiles. A simple question has been asked: What works, if anything, to lower the criminal recidivism rates of adult†¦show more content†¦Instead, this is a compilation of information pertaining to theories, and treatments that have attained general acceptance within the community. In reviewing the literature concerning sexual abuse/pedophilia consisted of either anecdotal information or impassioned arguments employed by various researchers when characterizing the responses of the church to this incendiary issue (Langevin, 2011). In providing review, it was necessary to summarize every point of view no matter how controversial. One aim of this literature review is to put into perspective the problem of pedophilia. Langevin (2013) conducted research on pedophilia. Though this work is an important step in studying the problem, it is not comprehensive in nature and more empirical work should be conducted on institutions that cater to children. Langevin (2011) researched the rehabilitation of children who were victims of sexual abuse, but in order to fully understand how to properly treat sexually abused children it is very important to understand the condition of the pedophile, their erotic preference, gender identity and the aggression in the pedophile that triggered the desire to sexually abuse the child. From the research it seem s clear that Wilson (2013) had frequent encounters or situations in the community, assessing the environments of sexual offenders. The focus of his research was to