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The Aim of Therapy

Only at a first look, this question seems to be easy. The aim is to minimize crime in future. But, in the absense of an ideal therapy which turns the pedophile into a straight without side effects, we can esily see that the aim of the therapy is closely related with the connection of the society to pedophilia. This can be easily seen considering the following questions:

Is it a successful therapy to teach the pedophile to masturbate with child-porn instead of making sex?

Or, better, with pictures of naked children? In a society were possessing such things is forbidden by child-porn laws, this seems to be not a big success.

Is it a successful therapy to teach the pedophile to make consensual sex instead of non-consensual sex?

Even, if there will be more occurrences of consensual sex?

The answer depends on the questions how the possible harm of such relations will be considered. To get the optimal answer to this question, we need the probabilities of harm for above types of pedosexual relations.

This question is not hypothetical, because there are possibilities of influence in this direction. In our current society, there we have usually the same punishment for consensual and non-consensual sex, it will not be considered as successful.

Is it a successful therapy to teach the pedophile to accept his feelings?

Or, may be it's better if the pedophile hates himself, even if this leads to neurosis, suicide danger and so on? Let's consider this from point of view of the pedosexual relations which are probable:

A pedophile who accepts himself and his own sexual desire usually accepts for himself consensual sexual relations with children. The decision not to make sex with a minor which does not want it is no more stressful than the decision of a heterosexual not to rape a women which does not want sex. Thus, he will probably not loose self-control.
A pedophile who hates himself and his desire, usually does not accept any sexual relation. But this decision is connected with very high stress - it means to have no sex for the whole life. There is a much greater probability that he can loose his self-control.
In the case of loosing control, the pedosexual contact is likely to be much more severe. Because in his opinion "consent doesn't matter", the relation may be non-consensual, even raping and killing the child is possible. Alcohol or drugs may be the reason for loosing self-control, thus the probability is high that he is under their influence. Even if the relation is fully consensual, the child usually feels the self-hate and the negative relation to sex of the adult. This can lead to emotional problems (guilt feelings) for the minor.

We see, the situation is exactly what we have described in the previous point.

Is it a successful therapy to teach the pedophile to have a single long-term relation instead of many anonymous?

Usually a long-term relation, if detected, leads even to higher penalties compared with a single event. Moreover, it is easier to detect. Thus, the probability of future convictions becomes even greater.

Is it a successful therapy to teach the pedophile to restrict himself to lower-level sex?

Because usually any form of sex is forbidden and often even with the same punishment, this will not lead to big "success rates".

Is it a successful therapy to kill all sexual feelings of the pedophile?

Or even to kill the pedophile? From point of view of "success rates", it will be optimal. But, in a normal society which treats the pedophile as a human being, such "therapy" will be considered as barbarian.