| Program Description |
The Sex Offender Treatment Program – Nonresidential (SOTP-NR) is a moderate intensity prog ram designed for low to moderate risk sexual offenders. The program consists of cognitive-behaviorally based psychotherapy groups, totaling 4-6 hours per week. |
| Time Frame |
Inmates are ordinarily placed in the SOTP-NR during the last 36 months of their sentence and, prioritized by release date. The typical duration of the SOTP-NR is 9-12 months. |
| Admission Criteria |
Most participants in the SOTP-NR have a history of a single sex crime; many are first time offenders serving a sentence for an Internet Sex Offense. The program is voluntary. Prior to placement in the SOTP-NR, prospective participants are screened with a risk assessment instrument to ensure their offense history is commensurate with moderate intensity treatment. |
| Program Content |
The SOTP-NR was designed to target dynamic risk factors associated with re-offense in sex offenders, as demonstrated by empirical research. These factors include: sexual self-regulation deficits and sexual deviancy; criminal thinking and behavior patterns; intimacy skills deficits; and, emotional self-regulation deficits. The program employs cognitive-behavioral techniques, with a primary emphasis on skills acquisition and practice. |
| Empirical Support |
The SOTP-NR was designed to conform to the characteristics of sex offender treatment programs with proven effectiveness in reducing re-offense as demonstrated by outcome research. These characteristics include: 1) stratification of treatment into separate tracks for high and low/moderate risk offenders; 2) targeting empirically demonstrated dynamic risk factors; and 3) training and oversight to ensure fidelity with the program model. |
| Applicable Policies |
PS 5324.10 Sex Offender Programs |
| Institution Locations |
Nonresidential Sex Offender Treatment Programs are available at the following facilities:
| Mid-Atlantic Region |
North Central Region |
| FCI Petersburg- Medium |
FCI Englewood, CO-Low
USP Marion, IL-Medium |
| North East Region |
South Central Region |
| FCI Elkton, OH-Low |
FMC Carswell, TX-Med. Ctr.
(Females)
FCI Seagoville, TX-Low |
| South East Region |
Western Region |
| FCI Marianna, FL-Medium |
USP Tucson, AZ-High |
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