Policy Papers
Professionals who treat and research sexual offenders have considerable insight to offer society. Their expertise enhances our understanding of the problem, as well as fostering the most effective treatment and management of offenders in the community. To ensure that this critical information reaches the public and those people who make key decisions, ATSA offers Policy Papers current to specific issues. These statements can be used to educate the public, as well as to offer consideration in the policy debates in administrative offices and in state and national legislatures.
The following Policy Papers have been developed by the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers.
Anti-Androgen Therapy and Surgical Castration
Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Offenders
The Effective Legal Management of Juvenile Sexual Offenders
The Importance of Balancing the Need for Research and Participant Protection
A Reasoned Approach: Reshaping Sex Offender Policy To Prevent Child Sexual Abuse (NEW)
Recommendations for Implementation of Randomized Clinical Trial Design
Reducing Sexual Abuse Through Treatment and Intervention with Abusers
The Registration and Community Notification of Adult Sex Offenders
Sexual Abuse as a Public Health Problem
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