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The development and implementation of an intervention programme for young sexual offenders
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 273-287).
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| author | Meys, Ulrich |
| author2 | Flisher, Alan J |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/8904 The development and implementation of an intervention programme for young sexual offenders Meys, Ulrich Flisher, Alan J Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Includes bibliographical references (leaves 273-287). Over the last decade, sexual abuse committed by young sexual offenders has increasingly been reported in South Africa. Such offenders are often inappropriately managed by both mental health and related professionals and the justice system. This dissertation describes the process involved in the development and implementation of a diversion programme for young sexual offenders in the local setting by the use of action research. This is preceded by an overview of the concepts of diversion and the characteristics, assessment and management of young sexual offenders. The development and implementation process is presented in stepwise action cycles, highlighting the various action steps that were taken. These are evaluated in the 'observation' and 'reflection' sections of each cycle. Twelve action cycles, spanning a period of 6 years, are described, beginning with the identification that young sexual offenders and their management posed a problem, the development of a diversion programme and the initial pilot studies, through to the formation of SAYSTOP, a multidisciplinary umbrella organisation. Further steps describe the wider implementation of the programme, facilitator training and follow-up studies conducted on young sexual offenders. The multi-disciplinary role played by SAYSTOP in the management of young sexual offenders is discussed and the SAYSTOP diversion programme is compared to guidelines suggested in the literature. The strengths, weaknesses and limitations of both the process and the SAYSTOP diversion programme are discussed in the conclusion, followed by recommendations for future guidelines and policy decisions regarding young sexual offenders. Results indicate that sexual offences committed by youths in South Africa are common and that no intervention programmes exist that aim to rehabilitate these offenders. Professionals from various fields were able to combine their experience and develop a group intervention programme targeting these youths. Following successful administration of this programme to young sexual offenders a manual documenting both the content and objectives of group sessions was developed. Structured workshops with the aim of training future facilitators (probation officers) ensured that the diversion programme was implemented on a regional level in the Western and Eastern Cape. Follow-up studies on young sexual offenders and feedback from facilitators indicated that the core concepts of the programme were understood by participants although several areas were identified that needed to be addressed in more detail. The follow-up studies showed that none of the youths re-offended, although disappointingly only ± 30% of youths could be interviewed. A system whereby young sexual offenders could be managed and followed-up over a longer period within a continuum of care model could not be implemented. Insufficient resources and high staff turnover are identified as key factors that hampered both the development and implementation of the SAYSTOP diversion programme. Although the SAYSTOP diversion programme proved to be successful as a first line of intervention, further refinement of the programme content, development of a continuum of care model and a central management structure involving all role players is necessary for this form of diversion programme to be successful in the future. 2014-10-29T10:02:00Z 2014-10-29T10:02:00Z 2006 Master Thesis Masters MPhil http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8904 eng application/pdf Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Faculty of Health Sciences University of Cape Town |
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| title | The development and implementation of an intervention programme for young sexual offenders |
| title_full | The development and implementation of an intervention programme for young sexual offenders |
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| title_full_unstemmed | The development and implementation of an intervention programme for young sexual offenders |
| title_short | The development and implementation of an intervention programme for young sexual offenders |
| title_sort | development and implementation of an intervention programme for young sexual offenders |
| topic | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
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