Tips for Managing Bias in Female Sexual Offender Evaluations
| Understand the literature about the specific gender differences for female sexual offenders. |
| Be cautious about making risk assessment determinations based on male sexual offending risk factors. |
| Know the difference between traditional female sex offenders and females who commit prostitution-related offenses. |
| Recognize the bias in reporting female sexual offenses, and strive for thorough evaluations that do not minimize the impact of female sexual offending. |
| Evaluate for paraphilic disorders, despite the scant data on paraphilic disorders in females. |
| Recognize that female sexual offending often goes unnoticed and that relying on others to supervise or acknowledge the behavior is insufficient. |