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This affidavit outlines forensic psychology topics that its author proposed for consideration in a military case involving alleged online offenses against minors. It discusses distinctions between attraction to pubescent and prepubescent children, adolescent motivations in age-discordant relationships, and evaluation topics including risk, treatment, and sentencing context.
This research summary reviews studies using the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) to predict recidivism, treatment misconduct, and compliance among people convicted of sexual offenses or civilly committed as sexually violent predators. Across the cited work, Antisocial Features and Aggression scales showed small-to-moderate associations with misbehavior, while Borderline Features scales predicted treatment violations in some samples.
The STABLE-2007 and ACUTE-2007 are tools designed to track changeable factors related to sexual reoffending risk, complementing assessments based on historical factors that do not change. The article distinguishes longer-term stable factors such as relationship skills and self-regulation from short-term acute conditions such as victim access, hostility, emotional collapse, and substance abuse, and describes their use in community supervision and intervention planning.
The compilation reviews research on cognitive-behavioral and other treatment approaches for people convicted of sexual offenses. Studies summarized examine recidivism outcomes, comparison groups, treatment participation, follow-up periods, and measurement choices, with some findings described as preliminary or inconclusive.
