Table 1

Assessment Guide for Evaluation of Sexual Recidivism Risk Among MR/ID Offenders

PresentAbsent
I. Global Risk Factors
    a. Actuarial-RRASOR (high risk) or Static-99 (high-risk)
    b. Multiple victim types
    c. Young children targeted for substantial conduct
    d. Sex offenses occurring during period supervision
    e. Unplanned discharge
    f. Offenses involving violence
GLOBAL FACTORS SUPPORT LIKELY RISK?YESNO
II. Diagnosis
    a. Pedophilia or paraphilia DSM-IV-TR
    b. Antisocial history, behaviors, or diagnosis
    c. PCL-R high scores for those with ASPD traits
    d. Sex offences occurring during period supervision
    e. Drug or alcohol abuse (increases impulsivity)
    f. Comorbid psychiatric disturbance (mood/psychotic)
DIAGNOSTIC FACTORS SUPPORT LIKELY RISK?YESNO
III. Social Skills Deficits
    a. Poor social skills leading to associations with children
    b. Inability to form peer sexual relationships
    c. Targets lower functioning peers for sex
    d. Long-term institutionalization, with resultant skills deficits and restrictive environment
    e. Difficulty internalizing societal expectations
    f. Lack of assertiveness, is a follower
    g. Loneliness, lack of friends or other social support
SOCIAL SKILLS FACTORS SUPPORT LIKELY RISK?YESNO
IV. Behavioral Tendencies
    a. Low frustration tolerance
    b. Poor impulse control linked to sexual acting out
    c. Difficulty in delaying immediate sexual gratification
    d. Low self-esteem
    e. Lack of assertiveness
    f. Lack of compliance with supervision (probation/parole/conditional release)
BEHAVIORAL FACTORS SUPPORT LIKELY RISK?YESNO
V. Knowledge Levels
    a. Little sexual knowledge
    b. Poor understanding of laws related to sexual behavior
    c. Unrealistic sexual expectations?
    d. Lack of sexual experience with peers
KNOWLEDGE FACTORS SUPPORT LIKELY RISK?YESNO
VI. Treatment Progress
    a. Reverting back to pretreatment attitudes
    b. Poor response to treatment
    c. Staff complacency, allowing negative behavior
    d. Manipulative behavior in treatment
    e. Treatment dropout or erratic attendance
    f. Cognitive distortions present
TREATMENT PROGRESS FACTORS SUPPORT LIKELY RISK?YESNO
VII. Release Environment
    a. Unstructured environment
    b. Lack of mandated supervision
    c. Inadequate community support
RELEASE FACTORS SUPPORT LIKELY RISK?YESNO
VIII. Acute Dynamic Risk Factors
    a. Changes in social support (loss of family, involvement with negative peers)
    b. Changes in substance abuse
    c. Increase of sexual preoccupation
    d. Negative emotional states
    e. Change in attitude toward supervision
    f. Changes in ability to cope (lowered), feeling overwhelmed
    g. Changes to routine
    h. Offender-specific characteristics (conflict with others, impulsive     decision to quit job)
ACUTE FACTORS SUPPORT LIKELY RISK?YESNO
Risk Factor SummarySupports Likely Risk
1 Global risk factorsYES/NO
2 DiagnosisYES/NO
3 Social skills deficitsYES/NO
4 Behavioral tendenciesYES/NO
5 Knowledge levelsYES/NO
6 Treatment progressYES/NO
7 Release environmentYES/NO
8 Acute dynamic risk factorsYES/NO