Overview of Sex Offender Supervision
Hours: 2.50
Once convicted, most adult sex offenders serve all or most of their sentence on community supervision. Compared to other types of cases, sex offenders are often high functioning and relatively skilled at manipulative and coercive practices. Additionally, post-conviction civil commitment, sexual offender registries, community notification, and residency, employment and education restrictions can present obstacles for sex offenders on community supervision. As a result, officers need to be aware of these issues and well-versed in effective strategies to supervise this specialized population. This course will provide community supervision professionals who are managing sex offenders as part of a generalized caseload an introduction to sex offender management and community supervision and an overview of some of the techniques and tools you can use to effectively manage and supervise adult sex offenders in the community.
Once convicted, most adult sex offenders serve all or most of their sentence on community supervision. Compared to other types of cases, sex offenders are often high functioning and relatively skilled at manipulative and coercive practices. Additionally, post-conviction civil commitment, sexual offender registries, community notification, and residency, employment and education restrictions can present obstacles for sex offenders on community supervision. As a result, officers need to be aware of these issues and well-versed in effective strategies to supervise this specialized population. This course will provide community supervision professionals who are managing sex offenders as part of a generalized caseload an introduction to sex offender management and community supervision and an overview of some of the techniques and tools you can use to effectively manage and supervise adult sex offenders in the community.
