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can you stop a pedophile before he harmed a child?
the answer to this question is looking for Swedish scientists preparing to initiate a unique clinical trial, the aim which – to intervene in the lives of potential violators.
Karolinska Institute, one of the leading medical institutions in the world, intends to bring to the experiment, about 60 people suffering from sexual dysfunction and potentially pose a threat, but it is not conflict with the law.
The scientists will try to establish whether it is possible with the help of special drugs to reduce the risk of these people a crime against a child.
“so far we have talked only about what measures after the capture of the criminal used to it by the authorities and the police, but at this stage the children have suffered harm, – says the project manager Christopher Ram. – I would like to focus on another and find preventive methods, from the outset to prevent child abuse “
This method is chemical castration, for a long time, even legalized its use in a number of countries known to men.. with rampant sexual needs. However, no one knows, good if he in order to prevent sex crimes.
And here comes into play Dr. Rama team. Their experiment for two years.
60 volunteers divided into two groups, one of them will receive regular drugs dramatically reduce the level of testosterone in the body, the other -.. placebo
neither the patients nor the experiment the curators will not know which group receives the real medicine. It is common practice for clinical trials, which guarantees that no one can rig the results, and the conclusions are based on assumptions and expectations.
as a result, in theory, scientists will need to determine what type of potential pedophiles need chemical castration in order to avoid problems in the future.
Scope for psychiatrists?
As the selected volunteers and what criteria will be judged a success or experiment a failure?
in the UK, there are seven prisons where pedophiles prisoners as part of a total treatment, give drugs to reduce sexual activity
However, a forensic psychiatrist, professor at the University of Newcastle and government consultant Donald Grubin said that people do not even realize their pedophile tendencies, the situation is fundamentally different.
“The problem is that to solve the problem [monitoring potential pedophiles] are not involved psychiatrists. If you talk to your family doctor, he will not know to whom you send “, – says Professor Grubin
One of the British organization offering therapeutic support to people with a predisposition to pedophilia, has recently received the support of Paul Jones. whose five year old daughter April was killed by a maniac previously entertained downloading photos from scenes of violence.
in Sweden, the situation is different. Karolinska Institute opened a special telephone line called Preventell, which can take advantage of any person feels the inclination pedophilia. With the help of scientists and expect to find volunteers for clinical испытаний.
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Препарат to curb the desires of pedophiles: the British experience:
- Seven prisons offer inmates drug reduces testosterone levels
- The drug -. only part of the therapy, which helps to control the desire to also provide psychological counseling and occupational therapy
- taking the drug are estimated several hundred, and it is not expected in the foreseeable future there will be more
- Many such treatment is not suitable, because they either do not recognize his guilt in committing a crime, or the violence was a child committed under the influence of a number of reasons, not just because of the propensity to pedophilia
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Testosterone nil
When the tests begin, one of the groups will receive a drug called Degarelix. According to Christopher Ram, after its use in 97% of men in the three days of testosterone in the body ceases to be fixed.
And then there are two ethical questions. Firstly, why do not all clinical trial participants will take the drug? Vo-vtoryh that if in the course of the experiment it is found that not all the men he works, and therefore, children are still in danger?
For most of us, is not related to the world of science, it seems impossible refuse someone in medicine that can help that person. But scientists is on a response that meets ethical standards. It lies in the fact that the position of the group, which will take a placebo, did not deteriorate compared to the starting position before the people agreed to participate in the trials. They have committed no crime, and therefore would not be able to count on the necessary treatment, if it were real life.
As for the predisposition to crime, the scientists will monitor the changes in the minds of his players. It will also be monitored by decreased if the patients level of excitability, impulsivity (eg, self-loss, causes an increase in testosterone levels), and how much they empathize with their potential victims.
Questions ethics and the rule of law
With the help of a brain scan will be recorded reactions of each patient at the pictures of adults and children in bathing suits or underwear.
If someone says that needs help downloading while pictures with scenes of violence, and the doctor has to report it to the police, no one asked for help
and finally, according to Dr. Rama, developed a series of carefully worded questions, by which also you can install, test whether a person’s sexual desires for children, and how high is the probability that he would commit the violence inside or outside the hospital.
Whatever the results of the Swedish study, professor Grubin believes that society should take into account a broader range of issues of ethics and the rule of law, so as not to scare off those who have not done anything, and who really need help.
“There are problems with the preservation of confidentiality. If someone says he needs help with downloading pictures with scenes of violence, and the doctor has to report it to the police, no one and did not ask for help “, – said the British scientist
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