The purpose of this article was to develop an Spanish psychometric typology of sexual offenders taking into account dynamic risk factors. The sample comprised 94 sex offenders imprisoned in Spain (52 rapists and 42 child molesters). The analysis yielded two different offender categories based on the subjects' criminogenic needs level (high and low). The results also showed that social desirability has a strong influence on the developed typologies, whereas the offence type, sociodemographic characteristics, and criminal history do not. A dynamic risk factors typology, such as the one proposed here, could help criminal and correctional facilities to fulfill their remit. It could also be useful for linking treatment intensity to offenders' criminogenic needs, as well as providing a platform for recidivism risk assessments.

La necesidad de reducir lareincidencia de los delincuentes sexualesde alto riesgo que al finalizar sus condenasse reincorporan a la comunidad ha llevadoa desarrollar nuevas estrategias de gestióndel riesgo de la reincidencia. Entre ellasse encuentra el modelo de Círculos deapoyo y responsabilidad (CoSA). Estemodelo se inició en Canadá en el año 1994y, desde entonces, se ha generalizado amuchos países occidentales por la eficaciamostrada en la rehabilitación social de estetipo de delincuentes. En Cataluña se hapuesto en marcha el proyecto CerclesCat,compartido con varios países europeos,siguiendo las directrices del modelo CoSA.En este trabajo se exponen los principalesrasgos de este proyecto innovador enla intervención post-penitenciaria paradelincuentes sexuales de alto riesgo dereincidencia.

The current paper reviews some of the main features and figures of crime and criminal justice in Europe, including rehabilitation and cost-benefit analyses. Related to crime and justice, victimization rates in different European countries (which show the magnitude and evolution of crime) are offered, as well as some insights on the differential criminal policy and punitiveness of distinct countries. In terms of offender treatment and cost-benefit analyses, an overview of the European systematic reviews and meta-analyses on the topic is provided, highlighting the main treatment strategies and countries of application, the typologies of treated offenders, and the efficiency of treatment, prisons, and alternatives.