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In the R&E group is a strange thread referencing an 8 year old story about a German government parenting pamphlet that's been misquoted and villified for supposedly promoting incest. That aside, I wondered why it was once again making the rounds online. Seems the story's on numerous sites right now. So googling around I find an interesting piece on how Germany treats pedophiles who haven't offended.
How Germany treats paedophiles before they offend
"There is a radical difference between the treatment offered to paedophiles in Germany and that in other countries. Strict patient-doctor confidentiality rules mean the men can be assured they will not be reported to the police. They would only be excluded from the programme if there was an active prosecution against them.
“I did not have to give my name and address, and I was given a pin number to connect me to my diagnosis data,” Weber, his chosen pseudonym, told the Guardian in a burger bar in central Berlin.
Those who run Dunkelfeld insist that the confidentiality clause is central to the unique project’s success and also accounts for its popularity.
“According to the German legal code, therapists are forbidden from revealing anything that happens in the context of treatment,” said Laura Kuhle, a clinical psychologist and one of Dunkelfeld’s therapists. “If people mention anything in therapy that could make them criminally culpable, they are protected. In other countries, that’s not the case.”
Kuhle is convinced that, if patients were not guaranteed that confidentiality, most would not turn up at all and those that did would not be truly honest.
“We need them to be completely open about what has happened in their pasts, so that we can work with them as effectively as possible. What situations have they found themselves in? What were the individual events that led up to what’s happened to them until now? You can’t answer questions like that if you are afraid,” Kuhle said."
Suppose if people are concerned about how it works in Germany might spread to other countries, convincing people Germany's all about the pedos makes a bit of sense.
How Germany treats paedophiles before they offend
"There is a radical difference between the treatment offered to paedophiles in Germany and that in other countries. Strict patient-doctor confidentiality rules mean the men can be assured they will not be reported to the police. They would only be excluded from the programme if there was an active prosecution against them.
“I did not have to give my name and address, and I was given a pin number to connect me to my diagnosis data,” Weber, his chosen pseudonym, told the Guardian in a burger bar in central Berlin.
Those who run Dunkelfeld insist that the confidentiality clause is central to the unique project’s success and also accounts for its popularity.
“According to the German legal code, therapists are forbidden from revealing anything that happens in the context of treatment,” said Laura Kuhle, a clinical psychologist and one of Dunkelfeld’s therapists. “If people mention anything in therapy that could make them criminally culpable, they are protected. In other countries, that’s not the case.”
Kuhle is convinced that, if patients were not guaranteed that confidentiality, most would not turn up at all and those that did would not be truly honest.
“We need them to be completely open about what has happened in their pasts, so that we can work with them as effectively as possible. What situations have they found themselves in? What were the individual events that led up to what’s happened to them until now? You can’t answer questions like that if you are afraid,” Kuhle said."
Suppose if people are concerned about how it works in Germany might spread to other countries, convincing people Germany's all about the pedos makes a bit of sense.
