000			02402nam a2200301Ia 4500
001			111384
005			20250625151256.0
008			110331s1996 eng
040			_aWSS _dAFV
100			_aMaude, Julie _91654
245			_aEmpathy in child sex offenders : _ba preliminary evaluation of a therapy module designed to enhance victim empathy _cMaude, Julie
260			_c1996
300			_av, 111 p.
365			_a00 _b0
500			_aThesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Social Science at the Univeristy of Waikato. Available for loan from the University of Waikato library.
520			_aThe aim of this investigation was to assess and compare the empathetic ability of 7 incarcerated incest offenders who had volunteered to undergo treatment at the Te Piriti Special Treatment Unit. Using a multiple case study design, this study aimed to evaluate the therapeutic efficiency of the Victim Impact therapy module (designed to enhance empathy) through therapy and post-treatment administration of a series of both qualitative and quantitative measures of general and victim specific empathy. Pre-therapy, results indicate that this sample of incest offenders possessed an average level of general empathy in comparison with a sample of non offenders, yet lacked the ability to empathise with their victim(s). Post-treatment assessments revealed positive changes in the offender's ability to empathise with their victim. However, levels of general empathy remained the same. The findings of this investigation suggest that (at least for this sample) incest offenders seem to exhibit increased levels of concern for their victims as a result of undergoing specialised therapeutic interventions designed to enhance victim empathy. However, as the treatment of child sex offenders involves more than just empathy enhancement, further research is required to determine if these changes in victim empathy are associated with long-term recidivism.--AUTHOR'S ABSTRACT
522			_anz
650	2	7	_2FVC _aCHILD NEGLECT _9114
650	2	7	_2FVC _aINCEST _9305
650	2	7	_2FVC _aINTERVENTION _9326
650	2	7	_2FVC _aOFFENDERS _9413
650	2	4	_aSOCIAL SERVICES _9555
650	2	7	_2FVC _aTHESES _9606
650	2	7	_2FVC _aTREATMENT _9613
650	2	7	_9458 _aPREVENTION _2FVC
650	2	7	_9103 _aCHILD ABUSE _2FVC
942			_2ddc _cTHESIS
999			_c3426 _d3426