PREDICTING INSTITUTIONAL SEXUAL MISCONDUCT BY ADULT MALE SEX OFFENDERS

Course overview

This course is based upon material published in the journal Criminal Justice and Behavior by Sage Publications on behalf of the International Association for Correctional and Forensic Psychology (IACFP). This course, including the continuing education credits are offered free of charge as a benefit to all IACFP members. Abstract: Although the Static-99R has been found to be a robust measure of longterm risk to re-offend among adult male sex offenders, few studies have investigated the relationship between Static-99R scores and institutional (i.e., prison) behavior. The current study sought to address this gap in the research by testing the ability of the Static-99 and Static-99R to predict five types of institutional misconduct: (a) sexual, (b) violent (non-sexual), (c) non-violent (non-sexual), (d) drug-related, and (e) any non-sexual. Results indicate the Static-99/99R may be useful as predictors of institutional misconduct and, therefore, as a risk classification measure for prisons in order to protect both staff and inmates and improve institutional environments. Forensic and clinical psychologists can benefit from this course. In addition, this course is appropriate for social workers and professional counselors, especially those interested in forensic psychology or those who work within the criminal justice system. This course is appropriate for intermediate and advanced level practitioners who wish to enhance their knowledge of predicting sexual misconduct by male sex offenders in prison. Authors: Sandler, Freeman, Farrell and Seto Learning Objectives: This course will provide the practitioner with detailed information regarding the prediction of institutional sexual offending based on an established measure, the Static-99R. Specifically, a professional will: ¿ Identify five types of institutional misconduct. ¿ Distinguish predictive validity of the Static-99 and the Static-99R for institutional misconduct. ¿ Describe the potential application of the Static-99R as a risk classification measure for prisons.