【正文】 d) life/social functioning skills ? Personality (a) psychopathy (b) impulsivity (c) emotional detachment (d) antisociality (e) freefloating aggression (f) controlling demeanor ? Sexual belief / knowledge (a) experience (promiscuity, impersonal sex, sexual appropriateness beliefs), (b) fantasy (deviance or preoccupation), (c) sexual education, (d) functioning (pulsivity, fixation, preoccupation, physiological ability) ? Intimacy belief / knowledge (a) perception of intimacy (b) dating script knowledge (c) interpretation of sexual cues (d) empathy Prediction based on stabledynamic factors ? Problems: Not the most monly used marker of recidivism and due to the large variation among sex offender etiology, no universal set of dynamic risk factors ? Benefits: The specificity and sensitivity are weaker than the stable factor structure’s, . about 5070% of real reoffenders and nonoffenders are identified ? Use: As a pliment to original static assessment ? Frequency: They should be reassessed periodically throughout treatment to indicate progress Acute changing factors ? Acute changing variables are the constantly changing situations that make a person more inclined to act in a certain fashion. Although ‘triggers’ cannot be eliminated, the offender can learn how to recognize, avoid or cope with them. – . emotional states, intoxication, environments high in temptation, distressing events, etc. – Common in all forensic interviews – No specified list of acute changing factors, case by case assessment. Prediction based on acute changing factors ? Problems: New method, no normative data exists ? Benefits: In a Thornton study, offenders who attended treatment that focused on the “bad decision” that led to the crime as opposed to the sexual crime itself were less likely to reoffend ? Use: In conjunction with the other batteries, this should be explored extensively asking for a description of all ‘bad decisions’ and used to guide treatment and forensic remendation of terms of sentence – Later in treatment, the clinician should bring these factors to the clients attention and help train the client to identify and get out of these risky situations ? Frequency: Extensively initially and rechecked throughout treatment Important considerations Incorporating screening into your practice ? Be sensitive to situations in which there seem to be signs of distress (extreme couple conflict, physical signs of abuse, history of domestic violence, drug/alcohol abuse, or violent propensity) ? Have crisis and treatment information on hand. ? Ask questions: “You won’t know if you don’t ask.” ? Use precaution in the types of questions asked… know your clinical boundaries ? Be ready to refer “Not another Inquisition” ? Be reluctant to jump to conclusions… people devote careers to the assessment of sexual violence ? An assessment instrument cannot definitively indicate that a person has or will sexually offended ? Professionals typically use a calculated assortment of assessment tools and clinical judgments relying on multiple sources to make predictions of possibilities of offenses Mandatory reporting procedure ? In most service fields, acts of suspected child abuse and sexual violence must be immediately reported to law enforcement authorities. Know the limits of confidentiality and legal obligations of your field! – Exemptions: Clergy and lawyers Safety of disclosure ? Inform all respondents about the limits of your confidentiality / reporting duties ? Screen possible victims in environments where an offender is not likely to be present, like a medical office or school (AAPCCAN, 1998) Language choices ? Avoid loaded language ? Terms with negative connotations are likely to evoke a defensive response – Behavior (peration when…) vs. label (rape) ? Use language that is appropriate to the respondent’s educational level ? Use caution to avoid the disfort or offense