Center for Sex Offender Management (CSOM) Content Topic Results
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April 2002
Managing Sex Offenders in the Community: A Handbook to Guide Policymakers and Practitioners through a Planning and Implementation Process
Publisher(s):This handbook describes a planning and implementation process that is applicable to all jurisdictions, regardless of size, the resources available to manage sex offenders, the improvements you seek, or the level of expertise among those involved in the process.
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January 2002
Time to Work: Managing the Employment of Sex Offenders Under Community Supervision
Publisher(s):This paper discusses critical issues in the management of sex offender employment, including assessing potential job placements, approaching the job search process, making sound job placement decisions, developing relationships with employers, and monitoring sex offenders' job-related activities.
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May 2001
Recidivism of Sex Offenders
Publisher(s):This resource summarizes research on the re-offense rates of sex offenders and explores issues in defining recidivism. It focuses primarily on adult male offenders, describing factors and conditions that appear to be associated with reduced sexual offending.
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April 2001
Community Notification and Education
Publisher(s):This policy and practice brief examines the differences in state laws regarding community notification and explores some innovative approaches to notification and education in place across the United States.
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October 2000
The Collaborative Approach to Sex Offender Management
Publisher(s):It also describes how jurisdictions can promote shared responsibility among key policymakers and practitioners for decision-making on offender management issues.
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August 2000
Myths and Facts About Sex Offenders
Publisher(s):This document contains important information on common assumptions, both true and false, about sex offenders and their victims. Statistics and characteristics of adult and juvenile sex offenders are also included.
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April 2000
Public Opinion and the Criminal Justice System: Building Support for Sex Offender Management Programs
Publisher(s):It will address three areas of interest: why the public's perspective is important; how leadership in different states has benefited from studies of public opinion about crime and criminal justice issues; and why it is essential that the criminal justice system view the public as a partner rather than an adversary or simply a group of consumers.
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March 2000
Engaging Advocates and Other Victim Service Providers in the Community Management of Sex Offenders
Publisher(s):The purpose of this brief is to provide information, ideas, and resources that will encourage agencies managing sex offenders in the community to consider the benefits and feasibility of involving victim advocates and other victim service providers in their work.
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January 2000
Community Supervision of the Sex Offender: An Overview of Current and Promising Practices
Publisher(s):The purpose of this brief is to provide an overview and discussion of emerging practices and lessons in communities across the country in the management of sex offenders under community supervision.
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June 1999
Glossary of Terms used in the Management and Treatment of Sexual Offenders
Publisher(s):The Center for Sex Offender Management has created this glossary as a reference document and training aid for professionals in the field.
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January 1999
Sex Offender Registration: Policy Overview and Comprehensive Practices
Publisher(s):This brief is intended to inform citizens, state and local leaders, and criminal justice professionals about the policy issues related to sex offender registration, and to describe current sex offender registration practices around the country.
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Sex Offender Management: Training Curricula
Publisher(s):This comprehensive set of curricula that can be used by probation and parole staff, treatment providers, victim advocates, law enforcement personnel, judges, prosecutors, and justice system educators to plan and develop their own live training events on a variety of specific issues related to sex offender management.