Stable-2007

Hanson, R. Karl; Harris, Andrew; Scott, T.-L.; Helmus, L.

doi:10.1037/t04644-000

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“…The Stable-2007 ( 50 ) was designed to measure dynamic risk for sexual reoffending against children or adults. The instrument includes 13 dynamic risk factors that are divided into the domains (1) significant social influences (one item), (2) intimacy deficits (two items), (3) general self-regulation (four items), (4) sexual self-regulation (three items) and (5) cooperation with supervision (one item).…”

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Mandated or Voluntary Treatment of Men Who Committed Child Sexual Abuse: Is There a Difference?

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2021

Front. Psychiatry

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Child sexual abuse is associated with multiple and often severe consequences for people who are affected by it. From the perspective of indicative prevention, the treatment of people who have sexually abused children represents one important strategy, with the assumption that there is often a risk for sexual recidivism. However, there is still very limited knowledge about how men who have not been convicted of child sexual abuse but participate in voluntary treatment (here called non-forensic clients) differ from those who have been convicted and undergo mandated treatment (here called forensic clients). This study compared 22 forensic and 22 non-forensic clients regarding pedophilic interests, static and dynamic risk factors, responsivity features, and treatment progress during an individualized treatment based on the principles of risk, need, and responsivity. We found neither differences in the rates in the DSM-5 diagnosis of pedophilic disorder, nor in risk and responsivity associated scores at the beginning of treatment. In both groups, a low to moderate risk for sexual re-offending was estimated. Both groups improved their functioning on dynamic risk and responsivity factors under treatment, while age at the beginning of therapy also had a positive effect on all outcomes. Non-forensic clients had a higher amount of responsivity associated resources than forensic clients during treatment. The limitations of these results and their implications for further research and prevention approaches are discussed.

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Mandated or Voluntary Treatment of Men Who Committed Child Sexual Abuse: Is There a Difference?

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2021

Front. Psychiatry

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“…The SOCs demonstrated on the Static-99 on average a score of 4.83, which identified the group at the mean at a moderate recidivism risk based on static risk factors, but also at very in-homogeneous risk levels ( SD = 2.86, range: 1–9). The Stable-2007 (Hanson and Harris, 2007b ; Matthes and Rettenberger, 2008 ) is an interview- and file-based tool for the assessment of dynamic risk factors for sex offender recidivism. It consists of 13 items or dynamic risk factors, between zero and two.…”

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“…The risk assessment should be based on empirically confirmed risk factors assessed with actuarial risk assessment tools (Craig and Rettenberger, 2016 ). Actuarial risk assessment tools exist to assess static risk factors of SOCs (e.g., Static-99, Harris et al, 2003 ) as well as dynamic risk factors (e.g., Stable-2007, Hanson and Harris, 2007b ; Acute-2007, Hanson and Harris, 2007a ). They demonstrate moderate to good prospective validity.…”

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Behavioral Monitoring of Sexual Offenders Against Children in Virtual Risk Situations: A Feasibility Study

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The decision about unsupervised privileges for sexual offenders against children (SOC) is one of the most difficult decisions for practitioners in forensic high-security hospitals. Facing the possible consequences of the decision for the society, a valid and reliable risk management of SOCs is essential. Some risk management approaches provide frameworks for the construction of relevant future risk situations. Due to ethical reasons, it is not possible to evaluate the validity of constructed risk situations in reality. The aim of the study was to test if behavioral monitoring of SOCs in high-immersive virtual risk situations provides additional information for risk management. Six SOCs and seven non-offender controls (NOC) walked through three virtual risk situations, confronting the participant with a virtual child character. The participant had to choose between predefined answers representing approach or avoidance behavior. Frequency of chosen answers were analyzed in regards to knowledge of the participants about coping skills and coping skills focused during therapy. SOCs and NOCs behavior differed only in one risk scenario. Furthermore, SOCs showed in 89% of all cases a behavior not corresponding to their own belief about adequate behavior in comparable risk situations. In 62% of all cases, SOCs behaved not corresponding to coping skills they stated that therapists focused on during therapy. In 50% of all cases, SOCs behaved in correspondence to coping skills therapists stated that they focused on during therapy. Therapists predicted the behavior of SOCs in virtual risk situations incorrect in 25% of all cases. Thus, virtual risk scenarios provide the possibility for practitioners to monitor the behavior of SOCs and to test their decisions on unsupervised privileges without endangering the community. This may provide additional information for therapy progress. Further studies are necessary to evaluate the predictive and ecological validity of behavioral monitoring in virtual risk situations for real life situations.

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“…In the last decades, a number of different actuarial risk assessment tools have been developed (Rettenberger & Craig, 2016). Currently, the internationally most commonly used and best-validated actuarial risk assessment instruments for individuals convicted of sexual offenses are the Static-99 (Hanson & Thornton, 2000), which consists of 10 static risk factors, the Stable-2007 , which includes 13 stable dynamic risk factors (Hanson & Harris, 2007a), and the Acute-2007 (Hanson & Harris, 2007b) consisting of seven acute dynamic risk factors.…”

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A field study of acute dynamic risk assessment in individuals convicted of sexual offenses.

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Etzler²,

Balas³

et al. 2022

Psychological Assessment

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Acute dynamic risk factors can change over short periods of time, even within days or hours. When making risk assessments of individuals convicted of sexual offenses, it is necessary to consider this rapidity of change, in order to monitor appropriately the recidivism risk and to prevent future crimes. Until now, there is only one instrument-the Acute-2007-which assesses acute risk factors in individuals convicted of sexual offenses. However, the current state of research about its psychometric properties is still limited. The aim of the present study was to examine the German version of the Acute-2007 in a final sample of N = 534 adult male individuals convicted of a sexual offense in Germany. Within a prospective-longitudinal field study, appropriately trained parole officers used the Acute-2007 directly after a case was allocated to them. By using an average follow-up period of M = 3.83 years, recidivism data were drawn from the Federal Central Criminal Register of the Federal Office of Justice. Results revealed that the Acute-2007 predicted moderately general (AUC = .64), sexual (AUC = .64), and violent (AUC = .64) recidivism. By using Cox regression analysis, the Acute-2007 significantly predicted the time periods until a sexual reoffense. Furthermore, the Acute-2007 added incremental predictive validity beyond the Static-99 in the prediction of sexual recidivism. Taken together, the results of the present study support the relevance of acute dynamic risk factors in risk assessment and management of individuals convicted of sexual offenses. Public Significance StatementIn order to prevent sexual offenses, it is crucial to develop instruments, which could assess the risk of reoffending in individuals already convicted of sexual offenses. The present results confirmed previous research, which has provided repeatedly evidence for the importance of unchangeable static risk factors. Furthermore, the relevance of rapidly changing acute dynamic risk factors, which have been much less researched until now, could be also supported.

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Stable-2007

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Mandated or Voluntary Treatment of Men Who Committed Child Sexual Abuse: Is There a Difference?

Mandated or Voluntary Treatment of Men Who Committed Child Sexual Abuse: Is There a Difference?

Behavioral Monitoring of Sexual Offenders Against Children in Virtual Risk Situations: A Feasibility Study

A field study of acute dynamic risk assessment in individuals convicted of sexual offenses.

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