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                                    Individuals Who Commit Sexual Offenses

      

                    
          
    Individuals who commit sexual offenses
This collection of resources is intended to provide a broad overview of current research and trends in the management and treatment of sex offenders.

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          Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART)
          Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act — Summary and Assessment of Research (2022)
          Sex Offender Registration and Notification Policies: Summary and Assessment of Research on Claimed Impacts to Registered Offenders (2020)
          Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act: Implementation Challenges for States (2020)
          Sex Offender Management Assessment and Planning Initiative (SMART, 2017)
          Library of Congress’ Federal Research Division Reports (SMART)
                   Topic Categories and Resources
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      Accordion    Broadcasts, Videos, and Webinars
      
      An Overview of Sex Offender Reentry: Building a Foundation for Professionals (2014)
              Sex Offender Management Webinars
              Accordion    Female Sex Offenders
      
      Female Sex Offenders (2007)
              An Ecological Process Model of Female Sex Offending (2014)
              Static Risk Factors Predict Sexual Misconduct among Incarcerated Female Sexual Offenders (2014)
              An Incident-Based Comparison of Female and Male Sexual Offenders (2015)
              Female Offenders in Child Sexual Abuse Cases: A National Picture (2015)
              Accordion    General
      
      Best Practices in the Assessment, Treatment, and Risk Management of Persons Who Have Sexually Offended

            
      
The assessment, treatment, and risk management of persons who have sexually offended is of considerable interest to a wide variety of stakeholder groups, including legislators and policymakers, court and law enforcement personnel, corrections and community supervision staff, mental health clinicians
  
      Sex Offender Registration and Notification Policies: Summary and Assessment of Research on Claimed Impacts on Registered Offenders (2020)
              Recidivism of Sex Offenders Released from State Prison: A 9-Year Follow-Up (2005-14) (2019)
              Profile of Sex Offenders in Ohio Prisons (2015)
              Sex Offender Management Board Annual Legislative Report (2015)
              High Risk Sex Offenders May Not Be High Risk Forever (2014)
              Years of Predicting Dangerously (2013)
              Child Sex Offender Demographics (2014)
              Prevalence and Characteristics of Sexual Violence, Stalking, and Intimate Partner Violence Victimization - National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (2014)
              Sex Offender Management Assessment and Planning Initiative (SOMAPI)
  
      Released Sex Offenders Were Three Times As Likely As Other Released Prisoners To Be Re-Arrested For A Sex Offense
              Accordion    In The News
      
      Polygraph Therapy Faces Scrutiny in Child Porn Case (2017)
              Accordion    Juveniles
      
      Improving Illinois' Response to Sexual Offenses Committed by Youth: Recommendations for Law, Policy, and Practice

            
      
While this report comments on issues related to youth who sexually offend in Illinois, its recommendations are applicable to any state. “The increased availability of high-quality, reliable, youth-specific research findings presents an exceptional opportunity to align law and practice with expert
  
      Summary of Prosecution, Transfer and Registration of Juveniles Who Commit Serious Sex Offenses (2022)
              An examination of juvenile sex offenders in the Illinois juvenile justice system (2017)
              SMART: Chapter 5 Effectiveness of Treatment for Juveniles Who Sexually Offend
              A Snapshot of Juvenile Sex Offender Registration and Notification Laws: A Survey of the United States (2011)
              Accordion    Reentry
      
      Monitoring High-Risk Sex Offenders With GPS Technology: An Evaluation of the California Supervision Program, Final Report (2012)
              Accordion    Residency Restrictions
      
      Sex Offender Registration and Notification Policies: Summary and Assessment of Research on Claimed Housing Impacts on Registered Offenders (2020)
              Accordion    Sex Offender Registration
      
      50-State Survey of Relief from Sex Offender Registration (2015)
              Sex Offender Registration and Notification in the United States: Current Case Law and Issues (2015)
              SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION ACT: Survey of States and Territories on Implementation of the Act (GAO-13-234SP, February 2013), an E-supplement to GAO-13-211 (2013)
              SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION ACT: Jurisdictions Face Challenges to Implementing the Act, and Stakeholders Report Positive and Negative Effects (2013)
              Accordion    Treatment
      
      Applying the Risk Principle to Sex Offenders: Can Treatment Make Some Sex Offenders Worse? (2009)
              Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Sexual Offending (CBI-SO)
              What Works in Reentry Clearinghouse: Sex Offender Treatment
              SOTIPS: Sex Offender Treatment Intervention and Progress Scale (2013)
              Violence Against Women: Effective Interventions and Practices with Perpetrators (2014)
              The Effectiveness of Treatment for Adult Sexual Offenders (2015)
  
      A Program Evaluation of In-Prison Components The Colorado Department of Corrections Sex Offender Treatment and Monitoring Program (2013)
              Accordion    Victim Advocates
      
      Promoting Collaboration Between Victim Advocates and Sex Offender Management Professionals: A Resource Package (2016)

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