Risk Assessment with Sex Offenders
Objectives
This class is designed to teach students to:
$1. Describe the role of the Probation and Parole in working with sex offenders.
$2. Define types of sex offending.
$3. Evaluate level of risk related to type of sex offense.
$4. Explain the impact of supervised release and community control on offender’s risk of recidivism.
$5. Identify the subject areas incorporated into a variety of risk assessment tools.
$6. Evaluate sex offending within families in conflict.
$7. Assess level of risk for different types of sex offenders.
$8. Critique the research on risk assessment and recidivism.
$9. Use the various assessment instruments with case studies.
$10. Describe the issues specific to juvenile sex offenders.
$11. Describe the interventions used to reduce risk of recidivism
