9-1 Discussion: Sex Offender Conviction and Sexual Disorder Assessments-Nursing Paper Examples

References

Bradford, J. M., Chaimowitz, G., Levin, G., & Olagunju, A. (2021). Sexual Offender Recidivism. Sex Offenders: Identification, Risk Assessment, Treatment, and Legal Issues, 139. ISBN: 9780190884369 Rettenberger, M., Rice, M. E., Harris, G. T., & Eher, R. (2017).

Actuarial risk assessment of sexual offenders: The psychometric properties of the Sex Offender Risk Appraisal Guide (SORAG). Psychological Assessment, 29(6), 624. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/pas0000390 Wolf, V., Mayer, J., Steiner, I., Franke, I., Klein, V., Streb, J., & Dudeck, M. (2023).

The Predictive Accuracy of the LSI-R in Female Forensic Inpatients—Assessing the Utility of Gender-Responsive Risk Factors. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(5), 4380. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054380

Response 2

Your post on R. v. Mohan case and sex offender risk assessment tools like Static-99 and the Abel Screening Test is informative. I want to explore the strengths of the two sexual risk assessment tools; Static-99 and the Abel Screening Test. Static-99 has a predictive validity of 0.67-0.69, indicating a higher potential to provide accurate sexual offender risk assessment results (Reeves et al., 2018). It also effectively ranks offenders based on the relative risk of sexual recidivism. The tool utilizes only sexual recidivism risk factors, making it ideal for predicting sexual violence risks among offenders (Sexual Disorder Assessments-Nursing Paper Examples).

Consequently, the Abel Screening Test is accurate and reliable in assessing the risk of sexual violence against children, adult men/women, and sadistic behaviors (Brodsky et al., 2021). Its visual reaction time can help identify an offender’s risk of committing specific offenses. The Sexual Violence Risk-20 (SVR-20) assessment tool can also assess the risk of sexual violence among offenders. It can determine recidivism risk and identify factors contributing to sexual violence among offenders (Sexual Disorder Assessments-Nursing Paper Examples). 

References

Brodsky, D. J., Saleh, F. M., & Bradford, J. M. (2021). Sex Offenders: Identification, Risk Assessment, Treatment, and Legal Issues. (pp. 193–194). United States: Oxford University Press, Incorporated. ISBN: 9780190884369.

Hart, S. D., & Boer, D. P. (2020). Structured professional judgment guidelines for sexual violence risk assessment: The Sexual Violence Risk-20 (SVR-20) Versions 1 and 2 and Risk for Sexual Violence Protocol (RSVP). In Handbook of violence risk assessment (pp. 322-358).

Routledge. ISBN: 9781315518374 Reeves, S. G., Ogloff, J. R., & Simmons, M. (2018). The predictive validity of the Static-99, Static-99R, and Static-2002/R: Which one to use? Sexual Abuse, 30(8), 887–907. https://doi.org/10.1177/1079063217712216