A reduction may depend on the ability of law enforcement personnel to ascertain the extent to which a child molester continues to be interested in child molestation following incarceration. Seventy-four convicted child molesters under New York State Parole Supervision were interviewed in an attempt to determine: 1) whether or not they had received counseling, 2) if they perceived that counseling was effective, and 3) to identify which, if any, reported urges to molest children following incarceration. Results indicated that most of the subjects had not received specific sexual counseling while incarcerated and that 80 percent reported that they were not in need of counseling. Implications of these findings are discussed as well as the need to educate parole officers concerning the importance of community aftercare. (Author abstract)