Sex Offender Management Assessment and Planning Initiative

• NCJ Number: 251950
• Date Published: March 2017
• Length: 338 pages
• Grant Number(s): 2010-DB-BX-K086
• Agencies: SMART-Sponsored
• Publication Type: Report (Technical Assistance); Report (Grant Sponsored); Instructional Material

Annotation

This resource book on planning and implementing sex offender management systems contains two major sections, one for the management of adult sex offenders and the second for managing juvenile sex offenders.

Abstract

Chapters are written by various experts in the topics discussed. The section on the management of adult sex offenders contains eight chapters that discuss research and practices in the following topics: 1) incidence and prevalence of sexual offending; 2) etiology of adult sexual offending; 3) sex offender typologies; 4) internet-facilitated sexual offending; 5) adult sex offender recidivism; 6) sex offender risk assessment; 7) effectiveness of treatment for adult sex offenders; and 8) sex offender management strategies. The section on juvenile sex offenders contains six chapters that discuss research and practices in the following topics: 1) unique considerations regarding juveniles who commit sexual offenses; 2) etiology and typologies of juveniles who have committed sexual offenses; 3) recidivism of juveniles who commit sexual offenses; 4) assessment of risk for sexual reoffending in juveniles who commit sexual offenses; 5) effectiveness of treatment for juveniles who sexually offend; and 6) registration and notification of juveniles who commit sexual offenses.