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NOMS Sex Offender Risk Assessment Process and Prison Service Child Contact Procedures Phil Jarvis, NOMS sex offender team and Khyati Parma, custodial public protection policy lead. Sex Offender Risk Assessment Process & Prison Service Child Contact Procedures.
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NOMS Sex Offender Risk Assessment Process and Prison Service Child Contact Procedures Phil Jarvis, NOMS sex offender team and KhyatiParma, custodial public protection policy lead
Sex Offender Risk Assessment Process & Prison Service Child Contact Procedures Phil Jarvis NOMS Sex Offender Team & Khyati Parma – NOMS Public Protection Policy Lead – Prisons
OASYs (Offender Assessment System) • Used for all offenders • Static and dynamic factors • Assesses likihood of reconviction, harm & needs • Not S.O specific
Static (Actuarial) Thornton RM2000s Assesses likelihood of re-conviction - males 18+ Used by Police / Probation / Prisons Best used as part of wider risk assessment Static factors identified reliable by research (e.g age, conviction history, offence type) Assigns individual to groups Low – 3% in 5yrs Med – 13% in 5 yrs High – 26% in 5ys V High – 50% in 5 yrs
Dynamic – SARN • SARN = Structured Assessment Risk & Need • Assesses the presence of personality characteristics which research has shown to be most associated with reconviction • 15 research informed factors under 4 domains • Enhances actuarial assessment
SARN 4 Risk Domanins • Sexual Interests • Distorted Attitudes • Management of Relationships • Management of Self
Under Development - ARMS ‘Active Risk Management System’ For use by Probation & Police Focuses on here and now - current circumstance Risk factors : Victim Access, Hostility, Sexual Pre- occupation …..and Protective factors : Intimate relationship, social support, commitment to desist
NOMS Sex Offender Risk Assessment Process and Prison Service Child Contact Procedures Phil Jarvis, NOMS sex offender team and KhyatiParmer, custodial public protection policy lead