Sex Offenders Case Study

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It is important to understand the treatment for sex offenders. Assessing the need of sex offenders is critical in treatment and the management process (book). There are many forms of treatment, and the fact is that not all sex offenders are alike. The Center for Sex Offender Management state that “collaboration among stakeholders working with sexual assault victims and sex offender is vital to confront continuously the secrecy, manipulation, and deception that characterize sexual offending behavior (csom). This type of approach requires agency involved to operate interpedently, working in convert to minimize the ability of offenders to circumvent the goals of community management and maximize victim safety (csom). Agencies must work together

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