REPORTS
California Sex Offender Management Board (CASOMB)
An Assessment of Current Management Practices of Adult Sex Offenders in California, January 2008 (PDF)
This report identifies the gaps in the Sex Offender management system in the state. Included are gaps in Investigation & Prosecution, Community Supervision, Housing, Treatment, Registration / Notification & Post Supervision Management.
High Risk Sex Offender Task Force
High Risk Sex Offender Report, August 2006 (PDF)
This report enhances public safety by making recommendations which improve departmental policies related to the placement, supervision and monitoring of High Risk Sex Offenders in local communities.
High Risk Sex Offender and Sexually Violent Predator Report, December 2006 (PDF)
This report discusses and makes 26 recommendations regarding a statewide system to improve state and local policies related to notification, placement, monitoring and supervision of Sexually Violent Predators.
Housing Summit
California Summit for Safe Communities, March 2007 (PDF)
This report chronicles the efforts of more then 350 participants who strategized challenges and solutions to the release and placement of High Risk Sex Offenders and Sexually Violent Predators into California communities. The Summit educated the participants on sex offender issues, built collaboration between state and local governments and developed alternative methods for identifying appropriate housing for sex offenders.
California Sex Offender Management Task Force
Making California Communities Safer: Evidence Based Strategies for Effective Sex- Offender Management, July 2007 (PDF)
This report provides a comprehensive look at the California Sex Offender Management System and examines both adult and juvenile systems. It compares the present system with evidence-based best practices from across the nation. It then identifies strengths and gaps, and makes recommendations to improve the System.
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)
Prison Sex Offender Treatment: Recommendations for Program Implementation, July 2007 (prepared by Kim English, Phd. and Peggy Heil) - (PDF)
This report contains an evidence-based model for an in-custody prison sex offender treatment program that could be utilized by CDCR. It looks at prison treatment programs utilized in other states and examines some of the problems unique to California. A 500 bed multi-level program is utilized for the purpose of demonstrating the costs associated with implementing this model.
CALIFORNIA STATE AUDITOR
BSA Audit of sex offender placement in California (PDF)
