Adjusting sexual recidivism risk estimates based on time offence-free in the community

Join us on Friday, May 17, 2024 for a presentation on Adjusting Sexual Recidivism Risk Estimates Based on Time Offence-free in the Community presented by R. Karl Hanson, Ph.D., C.Psych.

Participants will learn how to adjust assessments of sexual recidivism risk based on the number of years that persons with a sexual offence history have been at-risk in the community without committing a new sexual offence. The initial part of the training provides an overview of the research and theory that justify the time-free adjustments. Participants will then be taught an empirical actuarial approach to making these adjustments using a pre-built EXCEL file. As well, the training will address how these time- free adjustments could be reported in risk assessments.

11am to 1pm Eastern via Zoom

$75 per person

Registration is limited to 30 individuals.

2 Continuing Education Credits will be offered.

Participants are asked to download the time-free calculator onto their computers prior to the training. It is available free of charge at https://saarna.org/research/ Scroll to the near the bottom for TIME FREE IN THE COMMUNITY CALCULATOR (EXCEL).

Participants must have the capacity to use Excel during the training. It is recommended participants have access to multiple screens, although you may be able to utilize the “split-screen” method.

Training objectives
1) Participants will learn the extent to which sexual recidivism risk declines for individuals who remain sexual offence free while at-risk in the community.
2) Participants will learn how to set a threshold for very low risk for sexual offending
3) Participants will learn an actuarial approach to estimating current risk by combining a) initial risk estimates, b) the number of years sexual offence free in the community, and c) whether they have been convicted of a nonsexual offence after their index sexual offence.

Presenter description

R. Karl Hanson, Ph.D., C.Psych., is one of the leading researchers in the field of risk assessment and
treatment for individuals with a history of sexual offending. Originally trained as a clinical psychologist, he was a researcher and research manager in the area of corrections and crime policy for Public Safety Canada between 1991 and 2017. Dr. Hanson has published more than 175 articles, including several highly influential reviews. He is the lead author of the Static-99R, STABLE-2007, and ACUTE-2007 risk tools, which are widely used for assessing the risk and needs of individuals with a history of sexual offending. Based in Ottawa, Canada, he is currently President of the not-for-profit organization SAARNA (Society for the Advancement of Actuarial Risk Need Assessment) and adjunct faculty in the psychology department of Carleton University (Ottawa).