Sexual offenders which are under community supervision (§§ 56, 57, 68 ff. StGB) because of child abuse (§§ 176, 176a, 176b StGB) or child sexual exploitation material use (§ 184b StGB).
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: The experimental condition is a web-based intervention conceptualized as a structured intervention which comprises six modules in a fixed order, each targeting different risk factors. The con
Sponsors
UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN GÖTTINGENGEORG-AUGUST-UNIVERSITÄTRessort Forschung und LehreStudienzentrum UMG
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) being under community supervision, (2) being convicted for at least one child abuse (§§ 176, 176a, 176b StGB) or child sexual exploitation material use (§ 184b StGB), and (3) being at least 18 years of age.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) a probation period shorter than six months at enrolment, (2) no access to a PC, tablet or smart phone, (3) a severe acute psychiatric disorder (e.g., acute psychosis), (4) a severe cerebro-organic disorder, (5) a severe cognitive impairment, (6) no banking account for receiving the allowance, (7) withdrawal of the informed consent, and (8) no written informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Index of Desistance, IoD: The first primary endpoint is the difference in the pre-post changes of the Index of Desistance (IoD) in the experimental condition compared to the placebo condition. The IoD represents the individual risk to re-offend assessed through self-report. This composite endpoint reflects improvements with regard to psychological meaningful risk factors, offense behaviors as well as offence-related behaviors that have not been registered or convicted yet. The IoD comprises three self-report instruments, which were developed and are currently evaluated by members of the @myTabu-consortium: (1) The Acute-2007-SR is an online and self-report adaption of the Acute-2007 (hanson et al., 2013) risk-assessment tool in order to assess treatment induced short-term changes in recidivism risk factors. (2) The Checklist of Treatment Effectiveness (CTE) is developed to assess the differential treatment-induced changes in every individual treatment module. Thus, the CTE assesses the constructs that are targeted by the six modules of the invention. (3) The Checklist of Behavioral Misconduct (CMC) measures offense-related behavior as well as low- and high-level new offences. Offense-related behavior includes behaviors which are relevant for individuals previously convicted of sexual offenses prior to a new offense (e.g., recidivistic behavior like, e.g., if person convicted of sexual abuse of minors visits a playground or a school). The CMC could be seen as post-treatment deviant behavioral indicators. It is assessed pre and post each intervention module. The IoD will provide the individual risk level to re-offend by summing up the scores of the Acute-2007-SR, CTE, and CMC. Officially recorded re-offenses in the experimental condition compared to the placebo condition are the second primary endpoint. Officially recorded re-offenses (based on the iformation of the Bundeszentralregisters, BZR) are obtained five years after last patient out. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pre-post difference scores of psychometric questionnaires in the experimental condition compared to the placebo condition are defined as the secondary endpoints. The questionnaires are assessed before and after each intervention module. This approach allows evaluating each web-based intervention module individually with regard to its targeted risk factors. Corrections Victoria Treatment Readiness Questionnaire. The Corrections Victoria Treatment Readiness Questionnaire (CVTRQ Casey et al., 2007) is a self-report measure designed to assess treatment readiness in offenders who have been referred to a cognitive skills program. It comprises 20 items and consists of four scales: (1) Attitudes and motivation, (2) emotional reaction, (3) offending beliefs, and (4) efficacy. Each item has to be answered on a five-point Likert-scale. The CVTRQ shows an acceptable convergent validity, discriminant validity as well as predictive validity (Casey et al., 2007). To the best of our knowledge, there is no validated German version of the CVTRQ. @myTabu translated the CVTRQ. The translation was checked and translated back into English. Resulting differences due to adaptation were inspected and discussed in terms of item content. Readiness to Change Questionnaire. The Readiness to Change Questionnaire (RCQ; Rollnick et al., 1992) is a 12-item questionnaire originally designed to identify the stage of change reached by an excessive drinker of alcohol. The German version (RCQ-D; Hannöver et al., 2002) was adapted within the project by changing the questions regarding drinking of alcohol in questions regarding the offences of CSAs and CSEMOs. Responses are made on a five-point Likert-scale. The RCQ-D as well as the RCQ shows good psychometric properties (Hannöver et al. 2002). Psychometric properties of the version adapted for CSAs and CSEMOs are not available yet. Optimized Questionnaire for the Measurement of Psychological Reactance. The Questionnaire for the Measurement of Psych | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactPeter Fromberger
Universitätsmedizin GöttingenKlinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie - Forensische Psychiatrie
Outcome results
None listed