... this essay will evaluate both theories, as well as the effectiveness of treatment therapies they give rise to, focussing specifically on the child molesting sub group of sex offending. In general, sexual offences which are committed mostly by males1, account for 'less than 1% of all notifiable offences, of which 30-50% are child molestation cases (Perkins, Hammond, Coles and Bishopp, 1998, p 4). Furthermore, about 50% of child molesters have reported that their first such offence was during adolescence (Davison and Neale, 2001). There are no UK official statistics specifically for child molesters, although recent estimates suggest that approximately one in ten children (up to 50% of females and 33% males), will be sexually abused at some time during childhood (Marshall and Serran, 2000). Conviction rates for such crimes are very low; (around 5 %), and even reporting of offences such as incest are as low as 2% when compared ...

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