Most sex offenders start displaying offend ing behaviors as children, Pohle said. Unfortunately, by the time they get to the Brown school, they have offended more than once. They're not your hardcore violent rapists, they're your child moles ters. The Brown school's main building houses bedroom areas, classrooms, a dining hall and recreation room. Outside, an eight-foot securi ty fence surrounds a basketball court and pic nic tables.
Regular classes keep students academically current while they are benefiting from the therapy.
For those who are inclined, Sunday religious services are available and family vis its are encouraged. The school's living area is set up dormitory style, with individual sleeping quarters sepa rated by shoulder high, movable partitions. The cinder block walls around the outside perimeter of the bedrooms could belong to any teen-aged boy, plastered with a pre dictable array of sports paraphernalia and photographs of rock stars. One cubicle is adorned with pictures of religious icons. Central to the sleeping quarters is a glassed-in cubicle that serves as a staff office.