Review of Risk Assessment Instruments for Juvenile Sex Offenders

Hempel, Inge Sarah; Buck, Nicholas; Cima, Maaike; Marle, Hjalmar van

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“…The literature spanning the past three decades has predominately focused on identifying both risk factors for future reoffense (Hempel, Buck, Cima, & van Marle, 2013;Miner, 2002) as well as investigating how various social and ecological frameworks explain the onset of sexually problematic behaviors (Ryan, 2010a;Seto & Lalumière, 2010). It is without question that these important advancements have vastly contributed to the field's knowledge, but at the cost of neglecting to identify resilience characteristics, protective factors, or evaluate the efficacy behind several conventional therapeutic modalities (Efta-Breitbach & Freeman, 2004;Spice et al, 2013;Yoder, 2014).…”

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The Impact of Family Service Involvement on Treatment Completion and General Recidivism Among Male Youthful Sexual Offenders

Yoder

Hansen²,

Lobanov-Rostovsky³

et al. 2015

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

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Few studies have systematically evaluated outcomes of services for youth with sexually problematic behaviors. Evaluations are particularly sparse for youth receiving family-oriented treatment despite an increased emphasis on family in healing and rehabilitation contexts. There are common approaches to family inclusion that have been argued by field professionals as "best practice," and this study quantitatively investigates the usefulness of such approaches. With support from the state Sex Offender Management Board, data were collected from probation files of male youth adjudicated of a sexual crime (N ¼ 81). Logistical regression models revealed that youth with greater family service involvement were almost three times more likely to successfully complete treatment and youth living in an in-home placement were 73% less likely to reactivate. Inherent implications suggest that family is a protective factor and community-based, family-oriented services ought to occur uniformly. Policy implications and suggestions for future research are provided.

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Section: Donna Ruchmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Impact of Family Service Involvement on Treatment Completion and General Recidivism Among Male Youthful Sexual Offenders

Yoder

Hansen²,

Lobanov-Rostovsky³

et al. 2015

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

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“…Conducting risk‐assessments is well intentioned, but practitioners should proceed with caution as the literature is quite mixed on juvenile sexual offender risk assessments and their predictive utility. That said, some evidence suggests the predictive utility of assessments such as the J‐SOAP‐II and the J‐SORRAT‐II were stronger compared to others (Hempel, Buck, Cima, & van Merle, ), which is likely a result of these assessments being specifically designed for youth assessing sexual recidivism. Due to the low re‐offense rates of juvenile sexual offenders, it is possible that risk assessments lead to overestimation of “high risk” youth.…”

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“…However, there is an effort to utilize risk assessments to identify treatment and supervision needs. Assessment instruments such as the Juvenile Sex Offender Assessment Protocol‐II (J‐SOAP‐II), Juvenile Sexual Offence Recidivism Risk Assessment Tool‐II (J‐SORRAT‐II), and the Structured Assessment of Violent Risk in Youth (SAVRY) are frequently used in assessing risk among juvenile sexual offenders (Hempel, Buck, Cima, & van Merle, ).…”

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When Juveniles Commit Sexual Offenses: Considerations and Recommendations for Judges

Russell¹,

Marsh²

2018

Juvenile Family Court J

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Considering sexual offenders' impact on victims, families, and communities, one cannot understate the importance of utilizing evidence-based dispositions with juvenile offenders adjudicated for sexual offenses. This proves difficult, however, as the body of literature regarding juvenile sexual offenders is complex and often misunderstood. Research on how juvenile sexual offenders experiencebroadly construedthe juvenile justice process is particularly sparse. The research that is available about juvenile sexual offender treatment, recidivism, and outcomes in general tends to be mixed as to the best way to deal with this distinctly stigmatized population. Thus, the purpose of this review article is primarily educational in that we summarize the highlights of current research and thinking in regards to juvenile sexual offenders with which judges should be familiar, and subsequently offer practice recommendations. The ultimate goal in offering and applying these recommendations in juvenile court settings is to help alleviate potential collateral consequences, increase positive long-term outcomes for juveniles, and increase public safety.

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“…Correlations were weaker, but sill significant, between psychopathy and nonviolent recidivism (r= .16), however no significant relationship was detected between sexual recidivism and psychopathy. Similarly, a recent review of the PCL:YV found that the measure predicted nonsexual violent and general recidivism with moderate accuracy, but was not a strong predictor of future sexual offending (Hempel, Buck, Cima, & van Marle, 2013).…”

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Psychopathic Traits, Substance Use, and Motivation to Change: An Integrative Approach with Juvenile Offenders

Gillen¹

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This study investigated the relationship between psychopathy and substance use (SU) and their interaction with motivation to change in predicting risk. Fifty-five adolescent offenders who admitted to using drugs or alcohol at least one time before their index offense were recruited from a south-eastern U.S. detention centre/court. Results indicated that psychopathy was related to a younger age of SU onset and increased severity of SU.However, this relationship appeared to be dependent on the self-report measure of psychopathy used. Psychopathy was only related to increased risk when motivation to change was low, even after controlling for the main effect of SU onset. These results offer initial support that psychopathy, SU, and motivation can be used as part of an integrative approach when working with juvenile offenders. However, more research is needed before such an approach can be used to inform long-term risk predictions or in planning specific treatment plans.

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Review of Risk Assessment Instruments for Juvenile Sex Offenders

Cited by 63 publications

References 56 publications

The Impact of Family Service Involvement on Treatment Completion and General Recidivism Among Male Youthful Sexual Offenders

The Impact of Family Service Involvement on Treatment Completion and General Recidivism Among Male Youthful Sexual Offenders

When Juveniles Commit Sexual Offenses: Considerations and Recommendations for Judges

Psychopathic Traits, Substance Use, and Motivation to Change: An Integrative Approach with Juvenile Offenders

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