Supervision of the Sex Offender (2nd Edition):

Community Management, Risk Assessment & Treatment

The first edition of Supervision of the Sex Offender is considered by many probation and parole officers an essential reference for managing this challenging population. Expanded and updated, the second edition provides best-practice advice and strategies on critical issues facing anyone responsible for supervising sex offenders in the community. It includes:

• New developments in relapse prevention supervision strategies
• Current risk assessment instruments and approaches
• Guidelines for assessing family reunification readiness
• Criteria for choosing effective treatment programs
• Recent community notification laws and strategies
• New research on why individuals commit sex offenses
• New sex offender typologies
• Sex offender behavior across the life span
• Uses of plethysmography, viewing time measures, and polygraphy

About the authors:

Georgia F. Cumming is the Program Director of the Vermont Department of Corrections’ integrated, statewide network of sex offender treatment programs providing services at three prison and 12 outpatient sites. Formerly a probation and parole officer, Cumming has worked in the field of sex offender management for over 25 years, and co-authored the first edition of Supervision of the Sex Offender. She has presented workshops throughout the United States, Canada, and Taiwan and is a member of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers and a director for the Safer Society Foundation board.

Robert J. McGrath is Clinical Director of the Vermont Department of Corrections’ integrated, statewide network of sex offender treatment programs. He has been an active clinician, researcher, program developer, and administrator in the field of sexual aggression for over 20 years. McGrath has conducted training and program evaluations for numerous private and governmental organizations throughout the United States, Canada, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. He is a member of the Correctional Service of Canada’s International Sex Offender Program Accreditation Panel, the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers’ Practice Standards Committee, Wisconsin’s Sexually Violent Predator Program Treatment Advisory Board, and an external quality panel for Her Majesty’s Prison Service (England).

"Even more impressive than the scope and organization of the contents, however, is the fact that nearly every practice, instrument, strategy and recommendation is based upon carefully referenced research, at least whenever this is possible. As a consequence, any user of this book will be left with a very positive impression of the thoughtfulness and professionalism of the field (and the authors) and will come away very broadly educated about best practices and the research that supports them."

Tom Tobin, Ph.D. in a book review for the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers newsletter, Winter 2005 
Full text of the review here: http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/atsa/issues/2005-01-12/5.html

"The authors put their years of specialized knowledge into one book that officers can utilize as a reference throughout their careers."

Migdalia Baerga, L.C.S.W.
Probation and Pretrial Administrator
Federal Corrections and Supervision Division
Administrative Office of the United States Courts
Washington, DC

"Supervision of the Sex Offender presents a wealth of current evidence-based practices in a reader-friendly format and all in one place."

Sandra White, M.S.
Probation Officer Supervisor
Adult Sex Offense Unit
Du Page Probation and Court Services
Wheaton, Illinois

Published 2005 by Safer Society Press 211 pages

APPA Item # SM02
ISBN# 1-88444-73-3
Member Price $30.00 plus S & H
Non-Member $35.00 Plus S & H

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