No Change in Reoffending for Sex Offenders Who Took Part in Prison Scheme: Report

A general view through the bars of Birmingham Prison in Winson Green in Birmingham, England, on Aug. 20, 2018. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

First-of-its-kind research into a prison treatment programme for sex offenders and paedophiles suggests there was no change to participants’ reoffending rates.

According to a Ministry of Justice (MoJ) report (pdf) on the accredited Healthy Sex Programme (HSP), researchers found there was no “statistically significant difference” on prison participants reoffending.