Rehabilitating Criminal Sexual Psychopaths: Legislative Mandates, Clinical Quandaries

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Nathaniel J. Pallone

Rehabilitating Criminal Sexual Psychopaths

Legislative Mandates, Clinical Quandaries

Nathaniel J. Pallone

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Routledge
05 March 2018

Rehabilitation of offenders

More than half the states in the US have legislation on sex offenders that distinguishes between those whose offense is incidental to other offenses (""felony"" sexual offenders), and those who engage in ""repetitive, habitual, or compulsive"" sex offenses (""criminal sexual psychopaths""). This second category is the subject of this book. The legislation specifies that criminal sexual psychopaths must be treated, not punished. But treatment is problematic; the literature on various approaches finds uncertainty about the effectiveness of treatment. Pallone asks the difficult question of whether there is a prospective right to effective treatment, and notes the political and ethical questions involved in potentially more effective ""Clockwork Orange"" approaches. The ethical burden on mental health clinicians is heavy; despite the fact that the category ""sexual psychopath"" is essentially a legal, not a psychiatric, category, judges tend to follow professional recommendations as to categorization. Pallone emerges with some surprising but convincing conclusions. If the distinction between felony and psychopathic sexual offending is essentially empty, as the profession feels it is, it should be abandoned. All criminal sexual offenders should be punished, except those who opt for treatment and who are certified by mental health professionals as likely to benefit. And for those few so identified, society should be prepared to commit significant resources to their treatment. This speculation on the past, present, and future of criminal sexual deviation comes from a psychologist with a broad command of the literature and deep professional experience in the area. Combining a broad-ranging overview of the legal, criminological, and psychiatric literature on these questions, Rehabilitating Criminal Sexual Psychopaths raises important questions. Legal experts, criminologists, mental health professionals, and all those concerned with public policy will find it significant.

By: Nathaniel J. Pallone
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 204g
ISBN: 9781412865333
ISBN 10: 1412865336
Pages: 138
Publication Date: 05 March 2018
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface. 1 Both Guilty and Mentally Ill: Topography of a Twilight Zone. 2 The Legislative Basis: Genesis of a Twilight Zone. 3 Criminally Deviant Sexual Behavior: Incidence and Sequelae. 4 Clinical Inclusionary Criteria and Their Uncertain Application. 5 Standard and Aggressive Methods of Treatment and Their Legal Constraints. 6 Exits: Differential Criteria and Pathways for Release. 7 Reprise: The Clinical Quandaries Revisited. References. Index

Nathaniel J. Pallone (1935–2004) was University Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the Center of Alcohol Studies, Rutgers University. He served as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Offender Rehabilitation. His published works include Mental Disorder among Prisoners.

Reviews for Rehabilitating Criminal Sexual Psychopaths: Legislative Mandates, Clinical Quandaries

-A distinguished forensic psychologist at Rutgers University, Pallone has extensive experience in the classification and treatment of sex offenders, chairing the classification review board for New Jersey's Department of Corrections . . . [Pallone] argues for -aggressive- hospital-based, labor-intensive, relatively shorter treatments, against psychoactive medications, and against -standard- longer-term, corrections-based, nonlabor-intensive treatments. Excellent.- --C. S. Widom, Choice ""A distinguished forensic psychologist at Rutgers University, Pallone has extensive experience in the classification and treatment of sex offenders, chairing the classification review board for New Jersey's Department of Corrections . . . [Pallone] argues for ""aggressive"" hospital-based, labor-intensive, relatively shorter treatments, against psychoactive medications, and against ""standard"" longer-term, corrections-based, nonlabor-intensive treatments. Excellent."" --C. S. Widom, Choice