CENTER FOR SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT

The Comprehensive Assessment Protocol: A Systemwide Review of Adult and Juvenile Sex Offender Management Strategies

 A Project of the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice

• User’s Guide
  • Introduction
  • The Organization of the CAP
  • Conducting the CAP
  • Processing the Findings of the CAP
  • Implementation and Monitoring
  • Timeline
  • Conclusion
• Download Center
• Additional Resources
• Acknowledgements
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User’s Guide

• Introduction
  • The CAP: What it is
  • Populations Addressed
  • The CAP as One Component of a Systemwide Assessment
  • The CAP: What it is Not
• The Organization of the CAP
• Conducting the CAP
  • Using the CAP as a Tool for Statewide, Regional, or Local Teams
  • Preparatory Work
    • Establishing a Team
    • Ensuring Adequate Leadership, Staff Support, and Team Commitment
  • Getting Started
  • Subcommittee Work
  • Guidance for Team Members about Answering the CAP Questions
• Processing the Findings of the CAP
• Implementation and Monitoring
• Timeline
• Conclusion

Additional Resources about Special Populations

Acknowledgements

The Comprehensive Approach to Adult and Juvenile Sex Offender Management: An Overview

• Introduction
• Contemporary Sex Offender Management Strategies
  • The Containment Approach
  • The Comprehensive Approach to Adult and Juvenile Sex Offender Management
• Fundamental Principles of the Comprehensive Approach
  • Victim–Centeredness
  • Specialized Knowledge
  • Public Education
  • Monitoring and Evaluation
  • Collaboration
• Key Components of the Comprehensive Approach
  • Investigation, Prosecution, and Disposition
  • Assessment
  • Supervision
  • Treatment
  • Reentry
  • Registration and Community Notification
• Conclusion
• References

Investigation, Prosecution, and Disposition

• Overview
• Investigation
  • Specialized Training
  • Victim–Centeredness
  • Collaborative Partnerships and Information–Sharing
  • Cross–Agency Data Analysis
• Prosecution
  • Pre–Trial Management
  • Prosecutorial Practices
  • Special Considerations with Juvenile Defendants
  • Victim–Centeredness
  • Plea Negotiations
• Disposition
  • Specialized Information
  • Judicial Support for Effective Management Efforts
• Summary
• References

Assessment

• Overview
• A Useful Framework to Guide Assessments
  • Risk Principle: Which Sex Offenders Will Benefit Most from Treatment and Supervision Interventions?
  • Need Principle: What are the Targets of Treatment and Supervision that Will Have the Greatest Impact on Reducing Recidivism Potential Among Sex Offenders?
  • Responsivity Principle: How Should Treatment and Supervision Interventions for Sex Offenders be Delivered?
• Risk Assessment
  • Unstructured Clinical Judgment
  • Empirically–Guided
  • Actuarial
  • Assessing Risk with Juvenile Sex Offenders
• Assessments Specific to Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems
  • Pre–Sentence/Pre–Disposition Reports
• Intake Assessments
• Assessments to Develop Initial Supervision/Case Management Plans
• Clinical Assessments
  • Psychosexual Evaluations
    • Timing
    • Content and Strategy
  • Juvenile–Specific Considerations
  • Psychiatric Assessments
• Physiological Assessments of Deviant Arousal, Interests, and Preferences
  • Phallometry/Penile Plethysmography
  • Viewing Time
  • Polygraph
  • Considerations with Juvenile Sex Offenders
• Ongoing, Multidisciplinary Assessments
• Summary
• References

Supervision

• Overview
• Specialization
  • Specialized Caseloads
  • Specialized Knowledge and Training
• Supervision Case Planning and Management
  • Assessment–Driven Case Planning
  • Assessment–Driven Case Management
  • Specialized Conditions of Supervision
• Supervision Strategies
  • Multi–Disciplinary Collaboration
• Reliance on Community Support Networks
  • Juvenile Considerations
• Adjunctive Use of Surveillance and Monitoring Strategies
  • Surveillance Officers
  • Electronic Monitoring
  • Polygraph
• Responses to Violations
• Documenting Supervision Activities
• Summary
• References

Treatment

• Overview
• Availability, Capacity, and Accessibility
  • Prison–Based Sex Offender Treatment
  • Facility–Based Treatment for Juveniles
  • Community–Based Programs for Adult and Juvenile Sex Offenders
• Guiding Frameworks and Goals
• Modes, Methods, and Targets
  • Primary Treatment Targets
  • Other Common Targets of Treatment
  • Special Considerations with Juvenile Sex Offenders
• “Positive” Treatment Approaches
  • Therapeutic Climate in Facility–Based Treatment Programs
• Pharmacological Interventions
• Diverse and Special Needs Populations
• Treatment Planning
• Treatment Completion and Termination
• Documentation
• Specialized Knowledge and Experience for Treatment Providers
• Support for Treatment
• Summary
• References

Reentry

• Overview
• Adopt an “In to Out” Philosophy of Adult and Juvenile Sex Offender Management
• Use Early and Ongoing Assessments to Begin Guiding Reentry
• Invest in Evidence–Based and Other Key Services within Facilities to Support Sex Offender Reentry
  • Mitigate the Potential Negative Impact of Long Term Placements in Facilities
  • Juvenile Considerations
• Enhance Reentry Outcomes Through Informed Release Decisionmaking
  • Juvenile Considerations
  • Victim–Centeredness during Releaase Decisionmaking
• Ensure Comprehensiveness in the Transition Phase
  • Utilize the Transition Phase to Ensure Continuity of Care
  • Discharge Summary
  • Community Support Networks
• Family Issues
  • Family Reunification
• Housing and Placement
• Juvenile Considerations
• Employment
• Plan for Community Supervision Prior to Release
• Educate and Involve the Public as a Means of Reducing Barriers Common to Sex Offender Reentry
• Summary
• References

Registration and Community Notification

• Overview
• Sex Offender Registration
  • Clear Policies and Procedures
  • Current and Accurate Registry Information
  • Coordinated and Collaborative Efforts
• Community Notification
  • Applicability of Notification
  • Community Education to Enhance Notification
• Special Considerations for Juvenile Sex Offenders
• Research on the Impact of Registration and Notification
• Summary
• References

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