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Learning Objectives

To learn one significant emerging innovation in sex offender supervision:

A collaborative approach

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Premises of Sex Offender Management

Requires multi-disciplinary collaboration

Victim safety is paramount

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Collaboration is Essential Because

Sexual abuse involves many arenas

Information & disclosure are key

There is a common goal

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Collaboration Between Supervision and Treatment

Traditional separation/confidentiality is gone

Both focus on accountability Both focus on preventing future

victimization

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Probation Officer Roles

Leader of the supervision team

Enforcer of conditions of the court

Restricts activities/rewards progress of

offender

Uses victim impact information

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Treatment Provider Roles

Helps offender develop internal control

Provides information to supervising agent,

team

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Victim Advocate Roles

Maintains victim-centered focus Provides support/information to

victimLiaison between victim and teamProvides training/input on

policy/practice

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The Containment Approach

Coherent, shared philosophy

Victim-centered team approach

Consistent policies

Monitoring and feedback

Probation/parole, treatment, and polygraph examiners

A Model Process--Containment Approach

Criminal Justice System

Sex OffenseSpecificTreatment

Polygraph

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Sex OffenseSpecificTreatment

Confidentiality waiversSurveillance officersConsistent policies

Interagency teamsEmployment restrictionInternet restriction

Family reunification policiesLaw enforcement registration

UrinalysisMonitored leisure time

72 hour MH holdSupervision conditions

Victim therapist

Approved treatment providersPolygraph examiner approval

Leisure time monitoringVictim community approval

Cross trainingVictim services

Criminal Justice System

Polygraph

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Polygraph Examiner Roles

Helps break down denial

Assists with sexual history

Investigates compliance

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Types of Post-Conviction Polygraph Examinations

Disclosure Polygraph

Specific Issue Polygraph

Maintenance Polygraph

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Cautions about Overlapping Roles

Each team member has same information.

Each reacts according to own responsibility.