Describes the treatment of 3 men who had been sent to the penitentiary for sexual offenses against children. Treatment included (a) pairing electric shock with slides of children and termination of shock with slides of adults, (b) training in social skills, and (c) social interaction with staff on the ward and in the occupational therapy shop. One patient was released but became sexually involved with children 18 mo later and was returned to the penitentiary; one patient has not yet been released by the parole board; and one was released 8 mo ago and has not gotten into trouble. (French summary) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)