This article provides an overview of the current situation regarding the management and treatment of sexual offenders in Britain. It also describes the work of the National Association for the Development of Work with Sex Offenders (NOTA), a professional association for those involved in working with sexual offenders, and it gives a brief overview of the first of a series of treatment evaluation studies commissioned by the British government.
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