Sex Offenders

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)

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Sex Offenders

An Overview of Sex Offender Reentry: Building a Foundation for Professionals (2014)

Sex Offender Management Webinars

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)

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)

Polygraph Therapy Faces Scrutiny in Child Porn Case (2017)

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)

Monitoring High-Risk Sex Offenders With GPS Technology: An Evaluation of the California Supervision Program, Final Report (2012)

Sex Offender Registration and Notification Policies: Summary and Assessment of Research on Claimed Housing Impacts on Registered Offenders (2020)

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)

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)

Promoting Collaboration Between Victim Advocates and Sex Offender Management Professionals: A Resource Package (2016)

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