This paper examines human development issues associated with young male sex offenders aged 18 and 40 years, as well as the effectiveness of therapeutic approaches for this population. In the first half of the paper, the developmental issues of a typical population in the same age range are discussed by using the theories of Erikson, Levinson and Maslow. Furthermore, an overview of male sex offenders in this age group is presented. Through the typological frameworks and the theories of sexual deviance, various profiles of male sex offenders were constructed. Finally, the third section integrates the discussions of the two previous sections by highlighting the human development issues of male sex offenders. The latter half of the paper introduces the wide range of effective therapeutic approaches used for treating male sex offenders, either in the individual or group settings. While the majority of approaches are cognitive-behavioral approaches, there are also humanistic, client-centered approaches. This paper indicates that in spite of their effectiveness, these very same approaches may be counterproductive when implemented inadequately, or in the case of sex offenders with severe pathologies.
The purpose of this paper is to assess the efficacy of the different types of individual and group psychotherapeutic treatments used to treat male sex offenders of young girls. The targeted group of sex offenders is aged between 18 and 40. This paper will begin the discussion by providing an overview of their developmental issues and features of male sex offenders within this population. The second half of this paper will then provide a comprehensive description of the different types of the effective individual and group therapies for the male sex offenders in this age group. Moreover, the counterproductive aspects of these effective individual and group therapies will also be highlighted, thus illuminating the complexity of formul...