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In the first portion of this chapter, we present a summary of sex offender management in the State of New Jersey. Next, we review research regarding supervision of sex offenders in general and SVPs in particular. We conclude that there are few (yet some) differences between the supervision of sexually violent predators, non-SVP sexual offenders, and other criminal offenders. Supervision of SVPs and other sexual offenders requires that officers have specialized training in the dynamics of sexual offending and in mental health problems. In addition, officers should have a commitment to working within a multidisciplinary approach, including frequent communication and work with sex-offender-specific treatment providers. Finally, we offer thoughts about current theory and practice in sex offender management based upon the first author’s experiences in the field.
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Rauth, J., Bromberg, D.S. (2019). Supervision of Sex Offenders and Sexually Violent Predators in Community Settings. In: O’Donohue, W.T., Bromberg, D.S. (eds) Sexually Violent Predators: A Clinical Science Handbook. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04696-5_24
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