时代周刊:揭秘性罪犯治疗 和性犯罪者一起接受治疗(5)

After each weekly discussion, Cheryl and Jennifer give homework assignments,

每周讨论结束后，谢丽尔和詹妮弗都会布置家庭作业，

such as asking participants to fill in a timeline of high and low moments in their lives,

比如让参与者将他们以时间轴的形式记录生活中高潮和低谷的时刻，

or writing a statement from the perspective of their victims.

或者让他们从受害者的角度写一份声明。

Lately, they have asked their patients to discuss the dozens of men who are making headlines for alleged¹ sex crimes.

最近，她们布置的作业则是让患者们讨论因涉嫌性犯罪登上头条新闻的那几十名男子的案件。

Matt watched the trial of Larry Nassar,

马特观看了拉里·纳萨尔的庭审过程，

the USA Gymnastics doctor who was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison for molesting² more than 160 women and girls.

后者是美国国家体操队的一名队医，因猥亵了超160名成年及未成年女性被判处长达175年的监禁。

"The prosecutor³ was calling him a menace to society, and I'm like, Yeah, that guy is a menace to society," says Matt.

“检察官称他是对社会的一大危害，我当时就觉得，没错，那家伙确实是对社会的一大危害，”马特说。

"But the lawyer in my case was using the same phrase about me.

“但在我的案件中，律师也用了这话来说我。

I'm not claiming I'm some great guy or whatever,

我不是想说自己是什么好人什么的，

but I didn't use my power to hurt (hundreds of) people."

可我也没有用我的能力去伤害一群人(数百人)啊。”

The consensus⁴ in this group, which includes men who trafficked in child pornography and men who assaulted their stepdaughters, is that Nassar is a monster.

这群患者中间有从事贩卖儿童色情制品的，也有侵犯自己继女的，但他们一致认为，那萨尔是个恶魔。

They don't want to see themselves in those men, says Cheryl.

谢丽尔说：“她们不想从这些男人身上看到自己的影子。”

The men in group sense that these famous men are entitled.

这群人感觉到，那些名人都觉得自己有那么做的资本。

While Matt sat on Jennifer and Cheryl's worndown couch, forced to take responsibility for his offense⁵,

坐在詹妮弗和谢丽尔那破旧的沙发上的马特被强行要求为自己的罪行负责，

Harvey Weinstein—who is under investigation⁶ for rape⁷ in New York—

哈维·温斯坦——此人因为纽约的强奸案正在接受调查——

was in Arizona at a spa-like treatment facility

却能住在亚利桑那州一个跟水疗中心一样舒适的治疗中心接受治疗，

that charges $58,000 for a 45-day stay and is known for treating "sex addiction⁸,"

该中心以治疗“性成瘾”闻名，45天的住宿费就高达5.8万美元，

a controversial diagnosis⁹ not found in the Diagnostic and Statistical¹⁰ Manual of Mental Disorders¹¹.

“性成瘾”这一诊断结果实际上颇有争议，因为《精神障碍诊断和统计手册》里并没有这一说法。

Sex-addiction treatment is designed to help people with impulse-control issues

性成瘾治疗旨在帮助那些性冲动控制能力有问题的人，

and, like Alcoholics¹² Anonymous¹³, focuses on abstinence and avoiding triggers.

而且，和匿名戒酒会一样，这种治疗把重点放在了禁欲和避免诱因上。

Experts emphasize that men who commit crimes like rape,

专家强调，犯下强奸，性侵犯和不雅地裸露身体等罪行的男性，

assault and indecent exposure should receive sex-offender therapy, not sex-addiction therapy.

都应该接受性罪犯治疗，而不是性成瘾治疗。

Sexual behavior that is coercive or violent is a crime

强迫性或暴力性的性行为都是犯罪，

and very different from someone who compulsively cheats with a willing partner or misses work because he can't stop watching porn.

这和那些强迫性地欺骗有同其发生关系的意愿的伴侣的人，或者因为沉迷于色情片而误工的人是很不一样的。

Psychologists who work with sex offenders¹⁴ say many men try to use the "sex addiction" label

与性犯罪者打交道的心理学家说，许多人都试图用“性上瘾”这个标签

as a way to abdicate¹⁵ responsibility for actions that are illegal and abusive.

来为自己的违法和虐待行为开脱。

The only way for them to get better and to lessen¹⁶ their risk to society, therapists say, is to confront what they have done, not excuse it.

治疗师说，唯一能让他们变得更好、降低他们对社会的危害的办法就是，让他们直面自己犯下的罪行，而不是给自己开脱。

1 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

2 molesting   

v.骚扰( molest的现在分词 )；干扰；调戏；猥亵

参考例句：

• He was accused of sexually molesting a female colleague. 他被指控对一位女同事进行性骚扰。 来自辞典例句
• He was charged with molesting a woman. 他被指控调戏妇女。 来自辞典例句

3 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

4 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

5 offense   

n.犯规，违法行为；冒犯，得罪

参考例句：

• I hope you will not take any offense at my words. 对我讲的话请别见怪。
• His words gave great offense to everybody present.他的发言冲犯了在场的所有人。

6 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

7 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
• He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

8 addiction   

n.上瘾入迷，嗜好

参考例句：

• He stole money from his parents to feed his addiction.他从父母那儿偷钱以满足自己的嗜好。
• Areas of drug dealing are hellholes of addiction,poverty and murder.贩卖毒品的地区往往是吸毒上瘾、贫困和发生谋杀的地方。

9 diagnosis   

n.诊断，诊断结果，调查分析，判断

参考例句：

• His symptoms gave no obvious pointer to a possible diagnosis.他的症状无法作出明确的诊断。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做一次彻底的调查分析。

10 statistical   

adj.统计的，统计学的

参考例句：

• He showed the price fluctuations in a statistical table.他用统计表显示价格的波动。
• They're making detailed statistical analysis.他们正在做具体的统计分析。

11 disorders   

n.混乱( disorder的名词复数 )；凌乱；骚乱；（身心、机能）失调

参考例句：

• Reports of anorexia and other eating disorders are on the increase. 据报告，厌食症和其他饮食方面的功能紊乱发生率正在不断增长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The announcement led to violent civil disorders. 这项宣布引起剧烈的骚乱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 Alcoholics   

n.嗜酒者，酒鬼( alcoholic的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Many alcoholics go on drinking sprees that continue for days at a time. 许多酒鬼一次要狂饮好几天。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Do you have a copy of the Alcoholics Anonymous book? 你手上有戒酒匿名会的书吗？ 来自互联网

13 anonymous   

adj.无名的；匿名的；无特色的

参考例句：

• Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
• The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。

14 offenders   

n.冒犯者( offender的名词复数 )；犯规者；罪犯；妨害…的人（或事物）

参考例句：

• Long prison sentences can be a very effective deterrent for offenders. 判处长期徒刑可对违法者起到强有力的威慑作用。
• Purposeful work is an important part of the regime for young offenders. 使从事有意义的劳动是管理少年犯的重要方法。

15 abdicate   

v.让位，辞职，放弃

参考例句：

• The reason I wnat to abdicate is to try something different.我辞职是因为我想尝试些不一样的东西。
• Yuan Shikai forced emperor to abdicate and hand over power to him.袁世凯逼迫皇帝逊位，把政权交给了他。

16 lessen   

vt.减少，减轻；缩小

参考例句：

• Regular exercise can help to lessen the pain.经常运动有助于减轻痛感。
• They've made great effort to lessen the noise of planes.他们尽力减小飞机的噪音。