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Now Available: Newsletters for FY10 CASOM Grantees
Please visit the documents section of our web site to read current and prior editions of newsletters for the SMART FY10 Comprehensive Approaches to Sex Offender Management grantees.
New Videos Available from the King County Sexual Assault Resource Center:
Focus on Prevention and Sex Offender Management
The King County Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC) is a FY10 Comprehensive Approaches to Sex Offender Management grantee. With funding from OJP’s Sex Offender Monitoring, Apprehension, Registration, and Tracking (SMART) Office, KCSARC, in partnership with their longstanding sex offender management team, has produced two videos about prevention and sex offender management with the common theme of “No More Victims.”
| Watch the video about sexual assault awareness and prevention. |
Watch the video about the community and key system stakeholders working toward no more victims. |
The following new resources about the treatment of juvenile sex offenders are now available:
John A. Hunter’s Help for Adolescent Males with Sexual Behavior Problems: A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Program (Workbook and Therapist Guide) details a holistic three-phase program created specifically for juvenile male sexual offenders. Based on the principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy to address criminal behavior, social skill development, impulse control, healthy sexuality, anger management, empathy, and relapse prevention, the Workbook and corresponding Therapist Guide are proven-effective, essential resources for those undergoing treatment and everyone working with this unique group of clients.
Eileen P. Ryan, John A. Hunter, and Daniel C. Murrie’s Juvenile Sex Offenders: A Guide to Evaluation and Treatment for Mental Health Professionals provides a thorough, empirically based approach to evaluating and treating youth who have committed sexual offenses or engaged in sexually abusive behavior. The authors discuss how juvenile offenders differ from adults, the common dilemmas facing evaluators, risk factors and assessment, changing perceptions and trends in youth crime, and treatment modalities, all while emphasizing practicality and utility.
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In the News: New FBI Rape Definition Approved
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder today announced revisions to the Uniform Crime Report's definition of rape, which the Justice Department says will lead to a more comprehensive statistical reporting of rape nationwide. Holder said the new definition is more inclusive, better reflects state criminal codes, and focuses on the various forms of sexual penetration understood to be rape. The revision had been urged by women's advocacy groups and was approved by an FBI advisory committee.
The new definition is: "The penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim." "Rape is a devastating crime and we can't solve it unless we know the full extent of it," said Vice President Joe Biden, a leader in the effort to end violence against women 20 years and prime author of the 1994 Violence Against Women Act. "This long-awaited change to the definition of rape is a victory for women and men across the country whose suffering has gone unaccounted for over 80 years." US Department of Justice
Answers to questions about recent child sexual abuse cases: The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) and the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) have collaborated to provide answers to commonly asked questions that have surfaced as a result of recent high profile child sexual assault cases. For more information, click here
Training: Training is being offered by the National Adolescent Perpetrators Network in 2012 for professionals working with sexually abusive youth. For more information select from the following links:
Training for Trainers: Primary, Secondary & Tertiary Prevention of Sexually Abusive Behaviors In Childhood and Adolescence
Six Day Certificate Course for Offense Specific Practitioners “Treatment of Sexually Abusive Youth: A Goal Oriented Approach”
Information: Choosing a school or program is one of the most complicated and emotional decisions you have to make as a parent. The specific activities, the schedule, the costs, how it matches your child’s needs and interest-- all these things play a part in your decision. Whether or not the school has a child sexual abuse prevention policy needs to be a consideration. Click here for more information.
Information: If you are struggling with questions about child sexual abuse, we can help. The Stop It Now! Online Help Center gives you the specialized information, guidance and support you need to take action. Click here for help or call 1-888-PREVENT.