Juveniles Who Commit Sex Offenses

Juvenile Treatment Progress Assessment Tool
The Sex Offense-Specific Treatment Needs & Progress Scale (SOS-NPRS), developed by Sue Righthand, Ph.D., is a treatment progress scale for youth who have committed sexual offenses. It is designed to facilitate the clinical assessment of dynamic risk factors that have been identified in the empirical and clinical literature as associated with the risk of sexual and criminal offending among these youths. The SOS-NPRS is not a risk assessment instrument and has not been validated as a measure of treatment progress. Rather, it is a guide that may facilitate the clinical assessment of treatment progress for youths receiving sex offense-specific interventions. Users of the SOS-NPRS are encouraged to conduct research investigating the utility of this measure.

Juvenile Sex Offender Assessment Protocol - II
The Juvenile Sex Offender Assessment Protocol - II (J-SOAP-II), developed by Robert Prentky, Ph.D. & Sue Righthand, Ph.D., is a checklist whose purpose is to aid in the systematic review of risk factors that have been identified in the professional literature as associated with sexual and criminal offending. It is designed to be used with boys who are ages 12 through 18 years old. The J-SOAP-II may be used to assess the risk of sexual reoffending for nonadjudicated youth with a history of sexually coercive behavior as well as those who have been adjudicated for sexual offenses. This manual describes the development of the J-SOAP-II and provides instructions for its use. Users are encouraged to contact the authors for further information about training, updates, revisions, or questions that arise about the J-SOAP-II (contact information is listed within the manual).

The Effective Management of Juvenile Sex Offenders in the Community: Case Management Protocols
Case management protocols were developed by the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice (VDJJ) in support of improving the consistency and effectiveness of community supervision and management of juvenile sex offenders across the state. VDJJ has authorized the broader dissemination of these guidelines to the juvenile sex offender management field in hope that they will be of assistance to legal and clinical professionals working in other states.

Juveniles Who Have Sexually Offended: A Review of the Professional Literature, Sue Righthand and Carlann Welch, March 2001 (OJJDP)
This report provides a comprehensive and annotated account of the characteristics of juveniles who commit sex offenses and their families, and the type of offenses they commit. A broad array of clinical assessment tools, including psychological testing, are described, and a thorough discussion of recidivism rates and issues is presented. The Report concludes with a review of treatment approaches and settings and a look at program assessment. Youth who have committed sex offenses both have developmental needs and pose unique risks related to their abusive behaviors. The information provided by the review of the professional literature presented in this Report should enable us to better address those needs and risks.