Identifying Above-Average Risk Clients Who Are More Likely to Succeed in the Community
Please note: This webinar is not eligible for continuing education (CE) credit due to its informal, conversational format. Participants who attend the full live session will, however, receive a Certificate of Attendance.
This webinar is for professionals involved in assessment, treatment, and community supervision of individuals who have engaged in sexual offending.
Jeffrey Sandler, a leading researcher in the field of sexual offending for nearly two decades, has conducted several important and influential studies that continue to help shape evidence-informed policy and practice. His co-authored study with Naomi Freeman and Kelly Socia, “Does a Watched Pot Boil? A Time-Series Analysis of New York State’s Sex Offender Registration and Notification Law,” highlighted the overall need for approaches rooted in empirical evidence. More recently, his examination with Dr. Freeman on “The Impact of Aging on Sexual Recidivism Risk” has opened promising new avenues for effective practice and further inquiry.
While these studies are just two examples of Dr. Sandler’s efforts, this webinar focuses on his newest research findings regarding the factors that predict which above-average risk individuals would likely succeed in the community on a supervision and treatment order. Dr. Sandler shares these new, practice-orientated findings that, as is often the case with landmark research, deliver real-world impact and suggest new directions for assessment, treatment, and community supervision.
Who's Presenting
Jeffrey Sandler, PhD
Jeffrey Sandler has been researching issues related to sexual offending for almost 20 years. His primary areas of research interest are age and sexual offending, females who sexually offend, public policies intended to manage people who sexually offend, and sexual recidivism risk assessment. Dr. Sandler recently rotated off of the board of directors for the Association for the Treatment and Prevention of Sexual Abuse (ATSA), where he served as Treasurer. He has served as Chair of ATSA’s Research Committee and was Conference Co-Chair for that organization’s annual conference in Los Angeles in 2022.