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Cheryl Jackson-Wilson, LCSW Assistant Probation Director Los Angeles County of Probation 323.243.4302 cheryl.jackson@probation.lacounty.gov cajw111@sbcglobal.net. Presentation Goals: Definition & Knowledge of the Sex Offender Characteristics and Sex Offender Treatment Interventions.
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Cheryl Jackson-Wilson, LCSW Assistant Probation Director Los Angeles County of Probation 323.243.4302 cheryl.jackson@probation.lacounty.gov cajw111@sbcglobal.net ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 1
Presentation Goals:Definition & Knowledge of the Sex Offender Characteristics and Sex Offender Treatment Interventions ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 2
COMMON SEX CRIMES • MANY SEXUAL BEHAVIORS CAN BE CRIMES IN AMERICA ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 3
Too Many to Talk About!! ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 4
SEX CRIMES WITH CHILDREN ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 5
OTHER POTENTIALLY CRIMINAL ACTS – CONSENT? ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 6
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE OFFENDER: TYPICAL OFFENDER STATIC FACTORS DYNAMIC FACTORS ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 7
Typical Sex Offender? ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 8
What Does The Sex Offender Look Like? (US Department of Justice/Center For Sex Offender Management-Training Curriculum)Management: Training Curriculum) ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 9
SEX OFFENSE – STATIC FACTORS (US Department of Justice/Center For Sex Offender Management-Training Curriculum) ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 10
Dynamic Sex Risk Factors(US Department of Justice/Center For Sex Offender Management-Training Curriculum) ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 11
GENERAL DEMOGRAPHICS Incidence & Prevalence of Sexual Victimization ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 12
Who Are The Victims ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 13
Victim/Offender Relationships by Age ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 14
WHO ARE THE PERPETRATORS ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 15
Convicted Sex Offenders ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 16
Recidivism Data: Sex Offense Increases Over Time ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 17
Recidivism - Sex Offense Increases Over Time ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 18
Recidivism Rates: Prior Conviction/No Prior Conviction ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 19
WHAT WORKS? • LEGISLATION • COMMUNITY TREATMENT • CHEMICAL CASTRATION - PHARMACOLOGICAL INTERVENTION • COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL APPROACH • POLYGRAM TESTING • COLLABORATION ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 20
LEGISLATION ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 21
Sex Offender Laws • MEGAN’S LAW – California Law • 1996 – Expanded Amount of Available Sex Offender Info • 2004 – Allowed Personal Computers to View Sex Offender Info (State of California Atty. General-Megan's Law – Department of Justice) • WETTERLING CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN AND SEXUALLY VIOLENT OFFENDER REGISTRATION ACT (United States Department of Justice – Dru Sjodin Nat’l Sex Offender Public Website) • 1996 - Pam Lychner Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act (PL 104-236) – Mandates Lifetime Registration for Some Sex Offender Classifications • (U.S. Department of Justice-Office of Justice Programs) ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 22
Other Laws • Jessica’s Law –California State Budget, 2007-2008 - For High Risk Offenders provide Screening, Global Positioning Units, and Reduced Parole Caseloads(Office of the Governor-Arnold Schwarzenegger The People’s Governor- Comprehensive Prison Reform -Enacting Jessica’s Law) • AMBER ALERT – Voluntary Partnership Between Law Enforcement, Broadcasters, Transportation Agencies & Wireless Industry, to activate an Urgent Bulletin in the most Serious Child Abductions • (U.S. Department of Justice-Office of Justice Programs) ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 23
Community Supervision Trends(US Department of Justice/Center For Sex Offender Management-Training Curriculum) Assoc. Treatment of Sexual Abusers, 2005; Becker and Murphy, 1998; Carter. Et al., 2004 ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 24
Treatment Focus ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 25
Chemical Castration: Pharmacological Treatments: ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 26
Pharmacological Treatment (cont.) ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 27
COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 28
COLLABORATIVE SUPERVISION • A Unified Comprehensive Approach • Multi-Disciplinary • Victim Advocates: Victim Safety & Sensitivity • County & State Agencies shared Management • Polygram Examiners • Evaluating, Monitoring & Accountability • Specialized Sex Offender Training • Consistent and Informed Policies Cumming&McGrath, 200; Marques, Nelson, Alarcon, & Day, 2000; NAPN 1993; Pithers et al.,1989; Carter et al., 2004; English et al., 1997, 2003; CSOM ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 29
Containment & Comprehensive COLLABORATION • Emphasis on Victim and Community Safety • Multidisciplinary Collaboration • External Supports and Controls for Relapse Prevention • Policies and Procedures • Define Roles & Responsibilities for Supervision Officers and other Multidisciplinary Collaborators: • Mutual Support • Complementary Services • Clear Boundaries CSOM; Carter, et al., 2004; English et al., 1996,2003; ATSA, 2005 ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 30
COMMUNITY SUPPORT/ VOLUNTEERS:Center Sex Offender Management, 2002b; Cumming&McGrath, 2005,; English et al., 2003; Wilson &Picheca, 2005 ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 31
A Sex Offender Treatment Program in Soweto, South Africa • Constructing Hope: a Multi-Agency Programme model for Young Sex Offenders living with HIV/AIDS in South Africa • Dario Dosio & Douglas P. Boer1Specialized Sex Offender Court, Soweto, South Africa; 2The University of Waikato, Hamilton New Zealand [Sexual Offender Treatment, Volume 2 (2007), Issue 2] ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 32
SAMARI MODEL • GOAL: • TO DELIVER EFFECTIVE MULTI-AGENCY SEX OFFENDER PROGRAM TREATMENT TO YOUNG SEX OFFENDERS IN SOUTH AFRICA WHO ARE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS. • DESIGN OBJECTIVES: • TO DEVELOP AN INTEGRATIVE PROGRAM THAT INCORPORATES PROVEN MODELS • COMBINE MEDICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND FAMILY SUPPORT SYSTEMS TO FACILITATE COMMUNITY REINTEGRATION • TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES IN SOUTH AFRICA TO FACILITATE SUCH PROGRAMMING ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 33
SAMARI MODELSo. African Multi-Agency Risk Intervention ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 34
A High Risk Collaborative Treatment Program in California, United States of America Mentally Ill Offender Crime Reduction Grant – Enhanced Camp and Transition Project Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, State of California, Corrections Standards Authority, Mentally Ill Offender Crime Reduction Grant Project , January 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008. Enhanced Camp and Transition Project, Los Angeles County Probation Department ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 35
Enhanced Camp and Transition Project (ECTP) • Goal:To provide A multi-disciplinary team approach to reduce the number of mentally ill offenders in the juvenile halls and camps who also have high criminogenic risk factors • Design Objectives : To provide evidence based treatment planning and intervention throughout the program utilizing: • MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM MEMBERS FOR PROGRAM DECISION MAKING, TREATMENT PLANNING, AND SERVICE DELIVERY • EVIDENCE BASED PROGRAMS WHENEVER POSSIBLE • ADD MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND INCLUDE MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT TO IMPROVE YOUTH BEHAVIOR AND STAFF RESPONSE • FAMILY CENTERED COMMUNITY BASED AFTERCARE ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 36
ECTP 3 PHASE APPROACH ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 37
Comparison & Discussion: ©2008 National Association of Social Workers. All Rights Reserved. 38