Changes in J-SOAP-II and SAVRY Scores Over the Course of Residential, Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Adolescent Sexual Offending

Although the Juvenile Sex Offender Assessment Protocol–II (J-SOAP-II) and the Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY) include an emphasis on dynamic, or modifiable factors, there has been little research on dynamic changes on these tools. To help address this gap, we compared admission and discharge scores of 163 adolescents who attended a residential, cognitive-behavioral treatment program for sexual offending. Based on reliable change indices, one half of youth showed a reliable decrease on the J-SOAP-II Dynamic Risk Total Score and one third of youth showed a reliable decrease on the SAVRY Dynamic Risk Total Score. Contrary to expectations, decreases in risk factors and increases in protective factors did not predict reduced sexual, violent nonsexual, or any reoffending. In addition, no associations were found between scores on the Psychopathy Checklist:Youth Version and levels of change. Overall, the J-SOAP-II and the SAVRY hold promise in measuring change, but further research is needed.

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Effects of Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment on Sex Offender Recidivism

Criminal Justice and Behavior ◽

10.1177/0093854894021001004 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 28-54 ◽

Cited By ~ 184

Author(s):

JANICE K. MARQUES ◽

DAVID M. DAY ◽

CRAIG NELSON ◽

MARY ANN WEST

Keyword(s):

Treatment Group ◽

Sex Offenders ◽

Statistical Power ◽

Behavioral Treatment ◽

Sex Offender ◽

Cognitive Behavioral ◽

Control Group ◽

Cognitive Behavioral Treatment ◽

Sex Offender Recidivism ◽

Violent Offenses

Preliminary results from a longitudinal study of the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral treatment with sex offenders are presented. The study's research design includes three groups: a treatment group, a volunteer control group (those who volunteered for but did not receive treatment), and a nonvolunteer control group (subjects who refused the opportunity for treatment). Although the treatment group had the lowest reoffense rates for both sex and other violent crimes, main effects analyses did not yield conclusive results regarding the program's effectiveness. The results highlight the importance of including appropriate comparison groups, managing attrition from both treatment and methodological standpoints, examining sex and other violent offenses separately as outcome variables, employing tests with adequate statistical power, and analyzing data while taking into account time at risk for reoffense.

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Die Einschätzung des Rückfallrisikos bei sexuell auffälligen Kindern und Jugendlichen anhand standardisierter Prognoseinstrumente

Kindheit und Entwicklung ◽

10.1026/0942-5403/a000146 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 23 (4) ◽

pp. 210-219 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Martin Rettenberger ◽

Verena Klein ◽

Reimar Martin ◽

Peer Briken

Keyword(s):

Sex Offender ◽

Sexual Offense ◽

Violence Risk ◽

Juvenile Sex Offender ◽

Assessment Protocol ◽

Offender Assessment

In der vorliegenden Untersuchung wurde überprüft, ob standardisierte Prognoseinstrumente in der Lage sind, erneute Auffälligkeiten in einer Stichprobe von sexuell auffällig gewordenen Kindern und Jugendlichen (N = 80; als Einschlusskriterium musste keine Verurteilung erfolgt sein) vorherzusagen. Eingesetzt wurden die international als etabliert geltenden Verfahren Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY), Estimate of Risk of Adolescent Sexual Offense Recidivism (ERASOR) und Juvenile Sex Offender Assessment Protocol-II (J-SOAP-II). Die Ergebnisse der vorliegenden Studie zeigen, dass die ursprünglich für junge bzw. jugendliche Sexualstraftäter entwickelten Instrumente auch bei einer Stichprobe sexuell auffälliger Minderjähriger in der Lage sein können, erneute auffällige Handlungen vorherzusagen. Dies gelang allerdings lediglich im Hinblick auf die allgemeine und die gewalttätige Auffälligkeit, während der Nachweis der prädiktiven Validität für erneute sexuelle Auffälligkeiten nicht gelang.

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