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Cheryl Jackson-Wilson, LCSW
Assistant Probation Director
Los Angeles County of Probation
Presentation Goals: Definition & Knowledge of the Sex Offender Characteristics and Sex Offender Treatment Interventions
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COMMON SEX CRIMES
• MANY SEXUAL BEHAVIORS CAN BE CRIMES IN AMERICA
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OTHER POTENTIALLY CRIMINAL ACTS – CONSENT?
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CHARACTERISTICS OF THE OFFENDER:
TYPICAL OFFENDER
STATIC FACTORS
DYNAMIC FACTORS
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What Does The Sex Offender Look Like? (US Department of Justice/Center For Sex Offender Management-Training Curriculum)
Management: Training Curriculum)
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SEX OFFENSE – STATIC FACTORS (US Department of Justice/Center For Sex Offender Management-Training Curriculum)
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Dynamic Sex Risk Factors(US Department of Justice/Center For Sex Offender Management-Training Curriculum)
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GENERAL DEMOGRAPHICS
Incidence & Prevalence of Sexual Victimization
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Victim/Offender Relationships by Age
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Recidivism Data: Sex Offense Increases Over Time
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Recidivism - Sex Offense Increases Over Time
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Recidivism Rates: Prior Conviction/No Prior Conviction
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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
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)
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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)
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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
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Chemical Castration: Pharmacological Treatments:
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Pharmacological Treatment (cont.)
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COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION
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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
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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
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COMMUNITY SUPPORT/ VOLUNTEERS:
Center Sex Offender Management, 2002b; Cumming&McGrath, 2005,; English et al., 2003; Wilson &Picheca, 2005
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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]
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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
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SAMARI MODELSo. African Multi-Agency Risk Intervention
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A High Risk Collaborative Treatment Program in California, United States of
America
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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
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
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