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- Desistance from Sexual Offending - Dr. Karl Hanson
Description: Desistance is the transition to forms of psychological and community adjustment in which future offending is very unlikely. Although we can never say with certainty that the risk is zero (for anybody), the risk can be so low as to indistinguishable from the baseline likelihood of first-time offending in the general male population. Contrary to general expectations, desistance from sexual and nonsexual offending is the norm, and can be assessed using currently available methods. This presentation will review recent studies on the evaluation of change in the community, meta-analyses of the effectiveness of psychological interventions, the personal factors associated with an accelerated transition to desistance, and the pervasive predictive power of time offense-free in the community.
Speaker Information: 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 areas 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 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).
Date: November 14, 2024
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
IN PERSON ONLY
Location: PPA Event Center
2105 Decatur Street, Denver, CO 80211
Cost: $50
Audience: All professionals working in this field