No More Victims

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No More Victims

• Restoration reintegration of sex offenders into
  the community

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No More Victims

• sexual deviancy cannot be cured
• sexual deviancy can be contained
• treatment
• Chaperones

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No More Victims

• Sexual offenders are categorized as
• Predatory
• Opportunistic
• Predatory offenders seek victims
• Represent 1/3 of sex offenders
• Reintegration programs do not work with these

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No More Victims

• Predatory offenders seek victims
• Represent 1/3 of sex offenders
• Reintegration programs do not work with these

• Opportunistic
• Take advantage of opportunity
• Know their victims
• Behavior is predictable
• Offend against a type

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No More Victims

• Opportunistic Sex Offenders
• Good candidates for program
• Treatment Restriction are Conditions of parole

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No More Victims

• Treatment
• 5 years to complete
• full disclosure of all sexual activity
• pass a full disclosure polygraph examination
• Recognize the abuse for what it is
• Recognize impact on the victim

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No More Victims Treatment Addresses

• Thinking errors
• Boundaries
• Relapse prevention
• Accountability

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No More Victims Treatment Components

• group setting peer vetting
• complete a narrative for each victim
• complete history of sexual activity
• keep and submit a weekly log of all their sexual
  activity including fantasizing

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Behavior modification

• targets criminogenic risk factors
• Anti-social attitudes
• Anti-social values beliefs
• Anti-social friends
• Substance abuse
• Lack of empathy
• Impulsive behavior

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Behavior modification

• Focuses on factors that influence behavior
• is action oriented and uses appropriate
  reinforcement

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Approaches that do not work according to Marion
County corrections

• Drug prevention classes focusing on fear or
  emotion
• Shaming
• Drug education
• Non-directive, client-centered approaches
• Talking cures
• Self-help programs
• Fostering self-esteem

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supervision

• subject to severe restrictions to eliminate
  opportunity
• obtain permission prior to entering a potentially
  sexual relationship
• obtain permission before having any contact with
  a minor

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Chaperone Program

• The Chaperone enables the offender to live in the
  community and protects the community
• Purpose of the chaperone is to assist the
  offender to be compliant with treatment and
  conditions of parole

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Chaperone

• is requested by the offender
• is screened for risk factors such as criminal
  history
• must attend a 10-hour course
• must be 18 or older
• may be a friend or relative of the offender
• Potential chaperones may complete training and
  still not be chosen to chaperone

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Chaperone

• Completes a questionnaire that is designed to
  reveal their attitudes about sexuality
• Learns about the criminal justice system and
  process
• Becomes familiar with conditions of offenders
  parole/probation and roles of parole and
  probation officers---policing
  counseling/advocacy
• Learns about impact of sexual abuse on the victim
• Learns myths and facts about child abuse

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Chaperone

• Reports high risk behavior such as substance
  abuse and contact with children
• Is empowered through relationships with
• treatment providers
• parole/probation officers
• community

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Treatment Supervision Outcomes

• 80 of offenders who successfully complete
  treatment supervision programs do not
  re-offend.
• In 14 years, only 1 graduate of Dr. Farrels
  treatment has re-offended, to her knowledge.

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COSA

• Circles of Support Accountability

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COSA

• Brings community and offender together to assist
  in reintegration into community
• Community Volunteers
• Coordinator - responsible for facilitating the
  group and helping it remain cohesive.
• Meets with prisoner 6 months prior to release

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COSA

• assisting with job search
• skill development
• accessing resources
• searching for housing
• provide positive social role model
• provide social support
• most groups are faith-based
• not limited to faith-based

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Sponsors, Inc.

• Transitional Housing for Returnees
• Ron Chase, Director of Sponsors, Inc. presented

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Sponsors, Inc.

• Housing is the cornerstone
• Without housing all other efforts lose
  effectiveness

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Sponsors, Inc.

• Mission is to assist in successful transition
• Assist 300 to 400 men women every year
• 100 beds
• 34 transitional beds for men
• 7 honors beds for men
• 14 transitional beds for women
• 5 honors beds for women
• 14 transitional beds for sex offenders
• 26 permanent beds
• Buying apt complex for more permanent housing

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Sponsors, Inc.

• Education
• Rent subsidy
• Tutoring
• Computer access
• Drug testing
• Provide basic necessities
• Transportation

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Sponsors, Inc.

• Participants apply to the program prior to their
  release
• Six month wait list
• Staffed primarily by ex-offenders
• Mentors
• Role models

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Sponsors, Inc.

• Most residents stay 60 to 90 days
• Honor beds up to one year (both men women
• employment search
• contacts with large employers in the community
• most are able to find work
• assist with social security restoration
  applications
• permanent housing search.

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Sponsors, Inc.

• Most participants have mental or physical health
  issues
• Medications
• Given 30 day supply upon release
• 12 weeks to obtain free reduced rate meds
• Cut in OHP has made finding affordable medical
  providers and prescriptions difficult

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Sponsors, Inc.

• Financial Responsibility
• All income must go through books
• Half of the check is given back to the
  participant
• Half is banked for them
• Staff write checks for the participants bills
• Remainder is available to pay for deposits and
  move-in costs
• After 30 days resident pays one dollar a day to
  remain in the facility.
• After 60 days, 6 a day

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Sponsors, Inc.

• 1st 7 days have 10 pm curfew
• Must look for work daily until employed
• Case managers provide job referrals advocacy
• Drug tested at entry
• 24-hr on-site staff during week
• On-site night staff weekends

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Sponsors, Inc. Staff--

• Absolute adherence to parole and probation rules
  is mandatory and
• staff must report any violations.
• Failure to do so undermines the relationship with
  law enforcement necessary for the organization to
  be able to function in the community.

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Sponsors, Inc. Staff--

• highly-valued
• New staff is not added unless org. can pay living
  wage
• Full benefits are provided for staff and their
  families
• encouraged to increase their skills
• Org. pays to for further education
• Whether that is obtaining a GED or a masters
  degree as one of the staff has recently done.

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Sponsors, Inc.

• overcome community resistance by locating Sex
  Offender facilities in business district rather
  than neighborhood
• are expanding non-sex offender housing into
  neighborhood with the purchase of an apartment
  complex
• Emphasize level of supervision to overcome fears
• Utilize law enforcement support of program

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Sponsors, Inc.

• Annual budget is 900,000
• 65 is public money
• Remainder is from rents donations
• Diversity of funding resources important
• Cost is 25/day per resident
• Original budget was 60,000

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Sponsors, Inc.

• Outcomes
• Within 60 90 days, 60 70
• are employed
• have saved enough to obtain housing
• have passed all drug tests
• In 18 years
• no staff member has been assaulted
• 2 fights
• police were called once