NCJ Number
231585
Journal
Federal Probation Volume: 74 Issue: 1 Dated: June 2010 Pages: 23-27
Date Published
June 2010
Length
5 pages
Annotation
This study examined the collaborative response to sex offenders, focusing on the role of probation and parole officials.
Abstract
Results indicate that the National Institute of Corrections - the American Probation Parole Association (NIC-APPA) curriculum provides all community corrections professionals with the opportunity to understand their roles and better prepare themselves for the response to sex offenses. Much of the curriculum focuses on identifying the roles of various agencies involved in the collaborative response to low-level sex offenders. Probation and parole officers are in a prime position to address and collaborate on sex offense cases. To address these issues, the curriculum introduces training participants to the parties involved in responding to sex offenses and the principles of collaboration. The wide range of sex offenses warrant that different response strategies be used for different types of sex offenders. By recognizing these roles and the need to dictate responses according to offense type, probation and parole officials are in a better position to participate in the collaborative response to sex offenders. Table and references