SUMMARY :
A 23 years follow up study was completed on persons with sexual offending problems.
This study included 380 persons, with data collected from the Bureau of Criminal
Apprehension (BCA) of Minnesota. Although multiple questionnaires, and interviews
as ways of collecting data were not used in this study, as they were in the
17 years study, never-the-less, this retrospective study appears to be thorough
and sufficient for this time. Although the results are not what the authors
had hoped for, the questions raised about treatment may lead to new research
ideas and can result in thoughtful discussions regarding the appropriate use
of treatment. Re-offending rates increased form 9 % (17 year study) to 12.9
% in this 23-year study. The next research need is for clinicians to gather
understanding of whom really needs treatment and for whom is treatment effective.