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Abstract: 

Among those reviewed: A study suggests that release planning is associated with lower recidivism rates for sex offenders released into the community. Beyond Static and Dynamic Risk Factors: The Incremental Validity of Release Planning for Predicting Sex Offender Recidivism by Carwyn D. Scoones, Gwenda M. Willis, and Randolph C. Grace. A U.K. Cost-Benefit Analysis of Circle of Support and Accountability Interventions by Ian A. Elliott and Anthony R. Beech. The Sex Offender Treatment Intervention and Progress Scale (SOTIPS): Psychometric Properties and Incremental Predictive Validity With Static-99R by Robert J. McGrath, Michael P. Lasher, and Georgia F. Cumming.

Keywords: Circles of Support and Accountability (CoSA) model, Static-99R, Sex Offender Treatment Needs and Progress Scale (SOTNPS)

Affiliations:  1: University of Massachusetts Lowell.