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Sex Offender Treatment

Approximately 170 sex offenders are in JRA residential care on any given day and 320 are under parole supervision.

The Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration (JRA) provides assessment, treatment, and transitional services to all juvenile sex offenders placed under our jurisdiction.

Treatment Elements

Sex offender treatment is delivered under the umbrella of JRA's cognitive/behavioral Integrated Treatment Model and consists of:

• Multi-modal cognitive/behavioral intervention
• Individual and/or group treatment
• A continuum of treatment and intervention, providing services from adjudication to discharge
  
  • Four institutions that offer specialized sex offender treatment programs
  • Six parole regions with contracted sex offender therapists/JRA treatment staff
• Most sex offenders receive 24 to 36 months of parole supervision
• Treatment and monitoring tools
  • Washington State Sex Offender Risk Level Classification
  • Polygraphs
  • Sex Offender Supervision Screen
  • Electronic monitoring
• State-of-the-art curriculum including
  • Cognitive/behavioral skills training
  • JRA Treatment Manual
  • The Medlin Responsible Living Curriculum
  • Pathways and Roadmaps by Tim Kahn
  • Relapse Prevention Workbook for Youth in Treatment by Charlene Steen
• Other treatment resources used based on the youth's individual needs

Core focus areas of sex offender treatment are:

• Defining and Taking Responsibility
• Victim Empathy
• Family Support and Education
• Social Skills
• Sex Education
• Anger/Aggression Management
• Arousal reconditioning
• Overcoming Past Trauma
• Relapse Prevention

Statutory Requirements for Juvenile Sex Offenders

Washington State sex offender laws apply to juvenile as well as adult sex offenders. Juvenile sex offenders are:

• Subject to civil commitment if judged to be a sexually violent predator
• Required to register with law enforcement when released to the community
• Prohibited from enrolling in the same school as their victim or victim's siblings
• Assigned a Risk Level Classification for purposes of community notification by law enforcement:

Risk Level I

• Lowest risk for re-offense
• Law enforcement, upon request, may disclose information to victims or community members who live near the offenders residence

Risk Level II

• Moderate risk for re-offense
• Law enforcement may disclose information to public/private schools, childcare centers, family day cares and businesses serving primarily children, women and vulnerable adults, and neighbors and community groups near the offender's residence.

Risk Level III

• Highest risk for re-offense
• Law enforcement may disclose information to the public at large. This may include website posting, newspaper article and/or community notification flyer where the offender resides.

Sex Offender Risk Level Classification is assigned by an Interagency Committee of representatives from:

• Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration
• Children's Administration
• Law Enforcement(County/City)
• Department of Corrections
• Division of Developmental Disabilities
• Victim/Witness

Additionally, local school districts and private schools are notified when sex offenders are returned to the community and victim notification is made if requested.

For more information contact:
Kecia Rongen
360 902-7952
e-mail

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Page last modified: June 30, 2006

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