We will allow latitude in this regard and hope for a quid pro quo later. The fundamental point is that the treatment is voluntary. Interested offenders must apply for a place on the programme. They are then assessed by the treatment team on their suitability to participate. I am not sure compulsion is a realistic option.
Some psychologists feel that compulsion is an option.
However, from my research, it seems the majority of psychologists feel compulsion is not a serious option. At present, the criteria underlying the treatment process are that the individual must volunteer and be suitable. A person can volunteer and not be suitable, while a suitable person might not volunteer. Where we have both ingredients, however, it is the experience that treatment can be quite successful. Sometimes the impression is given that only ten people have ever completed the group treatment in Arbour Hill.