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A fundamental attribution error? Rethinking cognitive distortions by Maruna, Shadd, Mann, Ruth E.

“…The notion of ‘cognitive distortion’ has become enshrined in the offender treatment literature over the last 20 years, yet the concept still suffers from a…”
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The good lives model of offender rehabilitation: Clinical implications by Ward, Tony, Mann, Ruth E, Gannon, Theresa A

“…Abstract The major aim of the current paper is to expand on the practice elements of the Good Lives Model-Comprehensive (GLM-C) of offender rehabilitation and…”
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Assessing Risk for Sexual Recidivism: Some Proposals on the Nature of Psychologically Meaningful Risk Factors by Mann, Ruth E., Hanson, R. Karl, Thornton, David

“…Risk assessment and treatment for sexual offenders should focus on individual characteristics associated with recidivism risk. Although it is possible to…”
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Empathy deficits and sexual offending: A model of obstacles to empathy by Barnett, Georgia, Mann, Ruth E

“…Abstract Theoretical models of the role of empathy in sexual offending agree on five components relevant to the experience of empathy: a respectful and…”
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An Exploration of Protective Factors Supporting Desistance From Sexual Offending by de Vries Robbé, Michiel, Mann, Ruth E., Maruna, Shadd, Thornton, David

“…This article considers factors that support or assist desistance from sexual offending in those who have previously offended. Current risk assessment tools for…”
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Victim Empathy Intervention With Sexual Offenders: Rehabilitation, Punishment, or Correctional Quackery? by Mann, Ruth E., Barnett, Georgia D.

“…A sexual offender is thought to have victim empathy when he has a cognitive and emotional understanding of the experience of the victim of his sexual offense…”
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How should “acceptance of responsibility” be addressed in sexual offending treatment programs? by Ware, Jayson, Mann, Ruth E

“…Abstract Sexual offenders in treatment programs are usually expected to take responsibility for their offending—which we define, on the basis of a literature…”
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Attitudes Supportive of Sexual Offending Predict Recidivism: A Meta-Analysis by Helmus, Leslie, Hanson, R. Karl, Babchishin, Kelly M., Mann, Ruth E.

“…Attitudes supportive of sexual offending figure prominently in theories of sexual offending, as well as in contemporary assessment and treatment practices with…”
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The History and Future of Prison Psychology by Bierie, David M, Mann, Ruth E

“…Prisons are the quintessential government institution, with almost complete control over the lives of the people compelled to spend time in them. Depending on…”
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Direct and Indirect Measures of Sexual Maturity Preferences Differentiate Subtypes of Child Sexual Abusers by Schmidt, Alexander F., Gykiere, Kim, Vanhoeck, Kris, Mann, Ruth E., Banse, Rainer

“…To aid risk assessment, management, and treatment planning it is essential to assess child sexual abusers’ deviant sexual interests (DSI) and preferences (DSP)…”
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Cognition, Empathy, and Sexual Offending by Barnett, Georgia D., Mann, Ruth E.

“…Most empathy research in the forensic context has assumed that empathy has two components. In this two-component model, the cognitive component involves…”
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Who Benefits From Cognitive Skills Programs?: Differential Impact by Risk and Offense Type by Travers, Rosie, Mann, Ruth E., Hollin, Clive R.

“…Cognitive skills programs, which teach problem-solving skills and perspective taking, have a strong evidence base for their ability to reduce recidivism with…”
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Heraclitus' River and Recent Advances in Criminal Psychology by Schmidt, Alexander F, Mann, Ruth E

“…As editors of European Psychologist, the authors' shared interest in the division between empirical data and regular practice was the starting point for the…”
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Specialization In and Within Sexual Offending in England and Wales by Howard, Philip D., Barnett, Georgia D., Mann, Ruth E.

“…Existing evidence suggests that offenders tend not to specialize in sexual offending in general but that there is some specialization in particular types of…”
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Reconviction following a cognitive skills intervention: An alternative quasi-experimental methodology by Travers, Rosie, Wakeling, Helen C., Mann, Ruth E., Hollin, Clive R.

“…Purpose. Enhanced Thinking Skills (ETS) has been the most widely delivered cognitive skills programme in the prisons of England and Wales. Four…”
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Why do sexual offenders refuse treatment? by Mann, Ruth E., Webster, Stephen D., Wakeling, Helen C., Keylock, Helen

“…Theories of offender motivation for treatment have proposed that external factors may be as important as internal factors in creating a state of readiness for…”
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Prison officers as observers of offence paralleling behaviours: an untapped resource? by Atkinson, David F., Mann, Ruth E.

“…The concept of Offence Paralleling Behaviours (OPBs) has attracted attention within the forensic psychological risk assessment field given its focus on…”
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Sex offender treatment: The case for manualization by Mann, Ruth E.

“…This paper sets out the case for the manualization of sex offender treatment. The movement towards evidence-based practice in psychotherapy has led to strongly…”
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Evaluation of a National Prison-based Treatment Program for Sexual Offenders in England and Wales by Friendship, Caroline, Mann, Ruth E., Beech, Anthony R.

“…Treatment efficacy is described for a sample of sexual offenders who had undertaken treatment in United Kingdom prisons (N = 647) and for a retrospectively…”
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Working Positively With Sexual Offenders: Maximizing the Effectiveness of Treatment by Marshall, William L., Ward, Tony, Mann, Ruth E., Moulden, Heather, Fernandez, Yolanda M., Serran, Geris, Marshall, Liam E.

“…In this article, the authors draw on literatures outside sexual offending and make suggestions for working more positively and constructively with these…”
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