The utility of post-conviction polygraph testing among sexual offenders
| dc.contributor.author | Vollm, Birgit A. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-10-27T10:34:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-10-27T10:34:32Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Elliott, E. & Vollm, B. (2016). The utility of post-conviction polygraph testing among sexual offenders. Sexual Abuse, 30 (4), pp. 367-392. | en |
| dc.identifier.other | 10.1177/1079063216667922 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12904/5227 | |
| dc.description.abstract | It is often difficult to ascertain the true extent and nature of sexually deviant behavior, as much relies on self-report or historic information. The polygraph has been proposed as a useful tool in the treatment and supervision of sex offenders. The current review aims to provide a coherent, objective, and recent synthesis of evaluation studies exploring the utility of the post-conviction polygraph (PCSOT) in the treatment and management of sexual offenders. This was assessed based on offense recidivism rates and disclosure; self-reported utility was also considered. Nineteen studies were identified from the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands with no randomized controlled trials identified. Overall, there was a significant increase in relevant disclosures associated with the polygraph. The impact on reoffending rates was significant for violent but not sexual offenses. A number of methodological factors introduced the potential for bias in a significant number of studies reviewed in this review. | |
| dc.description.uri | http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1079063216667922 | |
| dc.subject | Sexual behaviour | en |
| dc.subject | Sex offenses | en |
| dc.subject | Criminals | en |
| dc.subject | Recurrence | en |
| dc.title | The utility of post-conviction polygraph testing among sexual offenders | en |
| dc.type | Article | |
| html.description.abstract | It is often difficult to ascertain the true extent and nature of sexually deviant behavior, as much relies on self-report or historic information. The polygraph has been proposed as a useful tool in the treatment and supervision of sex offenders. The current review aims to provide a coherent, objective, and recent synthesis of evaluation studies exploring the utility of the post-conviction polygraph (PCSOT) in the treatment and management of sexual offenders. This was assessed based on offense recidivism rates and disclosure; self-reported utility was also considered. Nineteen studies were identified from the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands with no randomized controlled trials identified. Overall, there was a significant increase in relevant disclosures associated with the polygraph. The impact on reoffending rates was significant for violent but not sexual offenses. A number of methodological factors introduced the potential for bias in a significant number of studies reviewed in this review. |