Developing and implementing a treatment intervention for college students found responsible for sexual misconduct
Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research
ISSN: 1759-6599
Article publication date: 20 November 2017
Issue publication date: 20 March 2018
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to summarize the development of a treatment program for students found responsible of sexual misconduct.
Design/methodology/approach
This project, supported by the SMART (Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering and Tracking) of the Department of Justice, was requested by The White House toward the end of President Obama’s last term and was intended to identify the confluence of factors related to sexual misconduct on college campuses, and to design a treatment program to address those factors.
Findings
This paper will discuss the unique factors of this population that ought to be considered to successfully develop an effective program, and the complexities of implementing treatment programs to this population, within a higher education system. This will include a discussion of barriers to implementation and challenges of employing treatment. This paper will present steps for implementing a treatment program and outline the core components of a treatment intervention for this population.
Originality/value
Implementing a treatment option for students found responsible of sexual misconduct that specifically targets the associated risk factors as part of a comprehensive approach to help improve campus safety.
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Acknowledgements
The project reported here is supported by Grant No. SMART-2014-3915 awarded by the SMART Office of the Department of Justice. The conclusions and recommendations expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors and do not reflect those of the SMART Office or the DOJ.
Citation
Lamade, R.V., Lopez, E., Koss, M.P., Prentky, R. and Brereton, A. (2018), "Developing and implementing a treatment intervention for college students found responsible for sexual misconduct", Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, Vol. 10 No. 2, pp. 134-144. https://doi.org/10.1108/JACPR-06-2017-0301
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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