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Managing Sex Offenders in the Community:

Managing Sex Offenders in the Community:. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. Highest Priorities of Sex Offender Management:. PUBLIC SAFETY VICTIM PROTECTION. Sexual Assault is a Human Rights Issue: protection from victimization considered a basic right of victims.

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Managing Sex Offenders in the Community:

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  1. Managing Sex Offenders in the Community: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

  2. Highest Priorities of Sex Offender Management: PUBLIC SAFETY VICTIM PROTECTION

  3. Sexual Assault is a Human Rights Issue:protection from victimization considered a basic right of victims

  4. Sexual Assault is a Public Health Problem We need to stop viewing sex offending as a problem that can be ameliorated by law, psychology, or medicine. Rather we should view it as a public health problem that is everybody’s business and everybody’s responsibility. Laws (1998)

  5. Sexual abuse against persons of all ages represents a serious national problem that cannot be solved solely through the criminal justice system. The public health approach, which focuses on prevention before an act occurs, offers a framework that complements the criminal justice approach. Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA)

  6. Myths and Realities About Sex Offenders And Their Victims

  7. MythMost sexual assaults are committed by strangers.

  8. 90% of child victims know their offender, with almost half being a family member.

  9. 76% of adult women were raped by a current or former husband, live-in-partner, or date. 1998 National Violence Against Women Survey

  10. MythMost child sexual abusers use physical force or threat to gain compliance from their victims.

  11. In most cases, abusers gain access through grooming, deception and enticement.

  12. MythMost child sexual abusers find their victims by frequenting such places as schoolyards and playgrounds.

  13. Most abusers offend against children they know and have established a relationship.

  14. MythChild sexual abusers are only attracted to children and are not capable of appropriate sexual relationships.

  15. There is a small subset who are exclusively attracted to children, but the majority are or have previously been attracted to adults.

  16. MythIf someone sexually assaults an adult, he will not target children as victims; and if someone sexually assaults a child, he will not target adults.

  17. Most sex offenders prey on different types of victims. No assumptions can be made about an offender’s victim preference.

  18. CROSSOVER There are no pure categories within sexual offending categories alone. Colorado study: 25.7% assaulted both genders 50% crossed over juvenile/adult

  19. MythDrugs and alcohol cause sexual offenses to occur.

  20. Drugs and alcohol are often involved in an assault, but do not cause offenders to commit the assault. They serve as disinhibitors.

  21. MythThe majority of sex offenders are caught, convicted, and in prison.

  22. 1990 National Crime Victimization Survey:32% of sexual assaults reported2003 National Crime Victimization Survey: 39% reported

  23. MythSexual offense rates are higher than ever and continue to climb.

  24. Rapes and Sexual Assaults 2003 National Crime Victimization Survey

  25. Number of Substantiated Child Sexual Abuse Cases 19922003 150,000 90,000 Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

  26. MythChildren who are sexually assaulted will sexually assault others when they grow up.

  27. Most sex offenders were not sexually abused as children and most who are assaulted do not sexually assault others.

  28. MythSex Offender recidivism rates are very high.

  29. Harris and Hanson (2004)

  30. ODRC Offender Population Profile(April 11, 2006) • 9,200 Sex offenders in institutions • 20% of the institution population • 3,400 are Sexual Predators • 466 are Habitual Sex Offenders • 85 are Sexually Violent Predators • 5,800 sex offenders under supervision in the community.

  31. VICTIMS OF INSTANT SEX OFFENSES OF INCARCERATED SEX OFFENDERS • 79 % 17 years or younger • 56% 12 years old or younger • 87% females • 85% knew the offender

  32. WHO ARE SEX OFFENDERS?

  33. All sex offenders are not alike.There is no “profile” of a sex offender.

  34. Sex offenders vary significantly in age and come from all races, ethnicities and socioeconomic classes.

  35. There are different types of sex offendersand different levels of risk.

  36. FBI TYPOLOGIES OF CHILD MOLESTERSAND RAPISTS

  37. SITUATIONAL CHILD MOLESTERS • Regressed • Morally Indiscriminate • Inadequate

  38. PREFERENTIAL CHILD MOLESTERS • Seduction • Introverted • Sadistic • Diverse

  39. RAPISTS • Anger • Power • Sadistic

  40. NON-CONTACT SEX OFFENSES • Exhibitionism • Voyeurism • Obscene phone calls • Frotteurism

  41. SEX OFFENDER RISK ASSESSMENT Empirically-based, scientifically validated tools, designed to predict the risk to reoffend. These tools guide practitioners in identifying sub-groups of offenders who pose a higher risk to reoffend than others.

  42. RISK FACTORS • Prior sex offenses • Diverse sex crimes • Deviant sexual interest • Sexual preoccupation • Antisocial orientation/psychopathy • Victim characteristics (male, stranger, unrelated) • History of rule violations (non-compliance with supervision, violation of conditional release) • Attitudes tolerant of sex crimes • Emotional identification with children • Conflicts with intimate partners or lack of intimate partner • Psychopathy and deviance combined

  43. MANAGING SEX OFFENDERS IN THE COMMUNITY

  44. Why do we need to talk about supervising sex offenders in the community? • Most end up released into the community. • Many are not under correctional supervision. • Communities can help sex offenders reintegrate and thus prevent future victimization.

  45. Sex Offender Management Is: • Preventing Sexual Assaults by Known Offenders by: • Developing and supporting offenders’ internal controls; and • Establishing external controls over activities.

  46. A Victim-Centered Approach: • Values public safety, victim protection, and reparation. • Assists victims and controls offenders. • Commitment by and coordination of key professionals. • Increases the likelihood that victims will report and receive assistance.

  47. A Victim-Centered Approach: In a victim-centered approach to the management and treatment of sex offenders, victims and the community are considered the primary clients.

  48. Victim Advocates can ensure that the interests of current and potential future victims remain at the forefront for those working to manage sex offenders in the community.

  49. Premises of Sex Offender ManagementRequires multidisciplinary collaborationVictim safety is paramount

  50. True collaboration can be described as a situation in which agencies and individuals who share a common problem or set of interests set aside their agendas regarding the identified concern and come together to forge a collective agenda that addresses each party’s needs.

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