Abstract

RIBERAS-GUTIERREZ, María; PRIETO URSUA, María  and  BUENO-GUERRA, Nereida. Intervention needs in prison with pedophile inmates. Pap. Psicol. [online]. 2024, vol.45, n.1, pp.11-18.  Epub Jan 29, 2024. ISSN 1886-1415.  https://dx.doi.org/10.23923/pap.psicol.3027.

There are specific treatment programs in prisons for those convicted of sexually assaulting minors; however, those who also have pedophilia require specific attention. The aim of this study is twofold: first, to offer a specific intervention proposal for pedophilia in the prison setting based on the available scientific evidence, and complementary to the Sexual Assault Control Program, and second, to justify this proposal through the case of an inmate with pedophilia. Specifically, we propose an individual intervention focused on people with pedophilia; working on low self-esteem, assessing suicidal ideation, and restructuring cognitive distortions with minors, facilitating the creation of functional personal relationships with adults, assessing past polyvictimization and its possible influence on subsequent sexual behavior, providing inmates with psychoeducation on pedophilia; specifically addressing sexual fantasies with minors, avoiding dissexual behavior, and eliminating the consumption of abusive material.

Keywords : Pedophilia; Prison; Sexual aggression; Child sexual abuse; Treatment.

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