Competency and Deficit Models in the Understanding and Treatment of Sexual Offenders. From: The Journal of Sex Research | Date: August 1, 1999| Author: | COPYRIGHT 1999 Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The majority of etiological models of sexual offending have tended to adopt a deficiency perspective and stressed the absence of core skills or competencies in offenders. They are based on the plausible assumption that men who sexually abuse children or rape women lack the necessary skills to meet their needs in more socially acceptable ways. In this paper the utility of adopting a competency or expertise model to complement deficit models is explored. It is argued that many sexual offenders skillfully control the behavior of women and children, and have developed an extensive knowledge ...

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