Assessment of Sex Offenders for Sentencing, Supervision and Treatment [Videoconference Held February 10, 1999]
Publication year:
1999
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: Objectives of this three-hour videoconference include: articulating the purposes for assessment and evaluation of sex offenders and the issues and challenges inherent in each; understanding the limitations of traditional risk and needs assessment tools for sex offenders; identifying and defining the available approaches and instruments used to effectively assess and evaluate sex offenders; distinguishing between effective and ineffective risk assessment tools; and identifying the complementary roles of treatment providers and supervising agents in conducting and interpreting assessments and evaluations. Those who should participate include probation/parole line staff involved in pre-sentence investigations and supervision, first-line supervisors, managers, policymakers, community corrections administrators, parole board members, trainers, and sex offender treatment providers who work closely with community supervision agencies.