The CSO is also the eyes and ears of the Court, and as such is responsible for initiating court action when violations of supervision terms are detected. The State of Texas maintains a registry for therapists who meet stringent requirements to be sex offender treatment providers. The therapist must have extensive experience in working with sex offenders before she or he can become a registered provider. This information prevents offenders from hiding information from their therapist or treatment group. CIT has developed a special expertise in the treatment female sex offenders and offenders with limited educational ability or other special needs.
Sex offenders are generally very manipulative and superficially compliant.
Secrets are the best friend of a sex offender, and the expertise of the polygraph examiner is very useful in detecting deception in sex offenders. Under the direction of Eric J. Holden, Behavioral Measures is recognized as a national leader in polygraph services, especially relating to post-conviction sex offender polygraph. This book is published by the American Probation and Parole Association .