The population of older individuals convicted of sexual offenses (OSOs) is rapidly
increasing. However, we have little understanding of their characteristics (eg, demographic …

This paper presents an exploration into success and failure in Circles of Support and
Accountability (Circles). Successes in Circles are commonly reported in the literature whilst …

The development and promulgation of the actuarial risk assessment methodology are
certainly one of the most important advances in forensic and criminological psychology in …

This chapter examines the reasons why sex offenders refuse to participate in or drop out of
treatment, or maintain their denial of responsibility. Our argument is that there are most often …

Parental child sexual abuse has enduring and potentially devastating effects for victims and
their families. These offenders are typically determined to be low risk on static risk …

Sexual offending has serious consequences for victims and communities. For decades,
research has been concerned with evaluating whether sexual offender treatment programs …

The Predictive Validity Of The Static-99r And Stable-2007 In A Community Sample Of Sex
Offenders Page 1 University of North Dakota UND Scholarly Commons Theses and …

Forensic risk assessment refers to the attempt to predict the likelihood of future violence in
order to identify individuals in need of intervention. Risk assessment protocols have been …

The present study investigated the predictive validity of the risk-based Static-99 and
strengths-based SAPROF with a sample of adolescent males (N= 272) who have sexually …

This chapter discusses the importance of evaluation and proposes a structure and process
suitable for an evaluation of Circles of Support and Accountability. The chapter is presented …