In addition to these conditions, sex offenders are required to attend and participate in sex offender treatment with a registered treatment provider. These treatment groups typically meet once per week. As part of their treatment, offenders are often confronted with cognitive distortions and made aware of their offense cycles. The offender must submit to and pay for polygraph testing. These examinations may be required every six to twelve months.
Offenders are responsible for a large portion of the costs associated with their treatment.
Assistance for indigent offenders is available through the Sex Offender Accountability Program project grant. There is some variation in probation conditions regarding contact with children. Most offenders are initially prohibited from any contact with children. Some offenders are permitted to have supervised contact with their biological children. As an offender participates and progresses in sex offender treatment, his conditions may be modified gradually to allow more supervised contact with children.