Title: Sex Offender Treatment and Assessment | Washington State Department of Corrections
Headings: Sex Offender Treatment and Assessment
Sex Offender Treatment and Assessment
The three primary goals for the Sex Offender Treatment Program are:
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Offenders admitted to the sex offender treatment programs must meet the following criteria:
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Content: In 2004, the program was expanded to the Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW), Airway Heights Corrections Center (AHCC) in 2009, and again at the Special Offender Unit (SOU) at the Monroe Correctional Complex in 2016. Expansion of SOTAP at the SOU is in response to to an increasing number of offenders with serious mental illness who are in need of access to sexual deviancy treatment. At any given time, there are approximately 250 clients actively participating in the SOTAP between the four prison sites. The program provides prison based treatment to approximately 400-600 clients annually. The TRU, SOU and AHCC programs are for adult male sex offenders, and each have the capacity to treat approximately 180 offenders at a time. While the program at WCCW provides treatment for 10-25 women at a time. Prior to 2012, the majority of SOTAP participants scored in the low to low/moderate range for sexual re-offense. This was due to a variety of factors to include prior practices and policy which had been supported by research but have since been revised. Since 2013, the SOTAP has instituted policy and procedure changes to assess, screen, and engage higher risk offenders with a goal of increasing entrance and retention in treatment. This is in accordance with best practices in the field and adhering to the Risk Need Responsivity (RNR) model.