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The majority had undertaken sex offender treatment and highlighted its utility. Participants less than 9 years post-release tended to neutralize their offending via the technique of \u201cdenial of responsibility,\u201d while those 9 years plus post-release displayed less evidence of neutralizations. Treatment programmes may exclude those with high levels of denial and minimization, which I argue to be misguided and potentially dangerous. 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