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This 11 page report discusses two psychological theories -- psychodynamic theory and cognitive/behavior theory -- in the context of child molesters and those who are incarcerated for the crime. Most people think of child molestation as one of the (if not the single) most heinous of all crimes. Because it is thought of as such, countless researchers, mental health professionals, and social scientists make every effort to determine just what it is that causes a person to molest a child. Is it biological? Is it a response to how the person was treated when he was a child? Is their a deep psychological deviancy that sees a child as an appropriate sexual focus? These questions and many others always circle around the issue of molestation. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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individual once he or she becomes incarcerated. What needs to be considered within the context of the nations correctional systems is whether or not treatment and intervention while the person
is imprisoned can make a meaningful difference in terms of changing their attitudes, beliefs, and future behaviors. The fear, of course, is that they cannot change and that there are
just certain people whose criminal actions are a reflection of what is the deepest core of their being. The question for society and for people who believe that criminal action
is the outgrowth of much deeper problems than greed, lust, anger, or fear have to consider the ways in which therapeutic interventions can make a difference in the lives of
criminal offenders. In no arena is this more difficult than in a situation involving a child molester. Throughout the United States, people in all walks of life think of
child molestation as one of if not the single most heinous of all crimes. Because it is thought of as such, countless researchers, mental health professionals, and social scientists make
every effort to determine just what it is that causes a person to molest a child. Is it biological? Is it a response to how the person was treated when
he was a child? Is their a deep psychological deviancy that sees a child as an appropriate sexual focus? These questions and many others always circle around the issue of
molestation. Two theories that can be considered for application in treatment of a child molester once he (and less regularly she) is convicted and imprisoned. The Psychology of Child
Molestation No single set of parameters define what makes a child molester a child molester. Instead, different components in different measures all play a role in the eventuality of the
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