Sexual Offense Risk Assessment Report

Evaluatee: [Name] | DOB: [Date of birth] | ID #: [Identifier] | Current Location: [Facility or community status] | Supervising Agency / Case #: [Agency, docket/case number]

Evaluator: [Name, degrees] | Licensure/Jurisdiction: [License number, state/province] | Role: [Evaluator role] | Employer: [Organization] | Contact: [Address, phone, secure email]

Report Date: [Date]

Evaluation Date(s): [Dates], [locations], [in-person / telehealth], interpreter: [yes, language / no]

Distribution: [Retaining party and authorized recipients with authority basis]

Confidentiality Notice

Client: [Court / agency / attorney]. This is a forensic sexual offense risk assessment. Information may be disclosed to [authorized recipients] for [legal / administrative] purposes under [authority basis]. Limits of confidentiality and foreseeable disclosures were explained to the evaluatee.

Version: [Version number]. [Change log if amended] (Include version tracking only if this is an amended report. Addenda should append to, not overwrite, prior versions.)

Referral Context

Referral Source and Authority: [Referring party] under [court order / probation or parole directive / civil commitment statute / treatment program requirement].

Evaluation Type: [Comprehensive with interview, records, and testing / records-only / update evaluation / focused consult]

Referral Questions:

1. [Sexual recidivism risk over specified time horizon, anchored to release date or current date]
2. [Community management conditions relevant to identified risk scenarios]
3. [Dynamic risk factors and change targets]
4. [Treatment needs and responsivity considerations]
5. [Suitability for step-down, discharge, or continued custody/supervision]

Legal Standard: [Specified standard if provided] (If unspecified, state that opinions are framed in clinical risk management terms and do not constitute statutory conclusions.)

Notice and Participation

Voluntariness: [Voluntary / court-ordered / agency-ordered]. Advisements Provided: [Purpose, anticipated uses, recipients, limits of confidentiality, consequences of participation or refusal].

Participation and Cooperation: [Level of cooperation], [components completed], [declined components], [breaks, fatigue, distress, or disruptive behavior].

Capacity and Validity Considerations: [Observations relevant to comprehension, psychosis, intoxication, cognitive impairment, or response validity and resulting limitations on reliability and conclusions] (Omit if no concerns.)

Sources of Information

(List sources with dates. Indicate whether each was obtained, requested but unavailable, or partially available. Note the authority or release relied upon.)

• Legal Documents: [Charging documents, indictments, judgments, court orders with dates]
• Law Enforcement Records: [Police reports, incident reports with dates]
• Corrections/Supervision Records: [Institutional records, probation/parole notes, violation reports with dates]
• Treatment Records: [Sex offense-specific treatment, substance use, mental health with dates]
• Medical/Psychiatric Records: [Hospital, clinic records with dates]
• Prior Evaluations: [Psychological, psychiatric, prior risk assessments with dates]
• Collateral Contacts: [Names, roles, relationships, authority or release, dates] (Include only if authorized.)
• Interview(s): [Structure, duration, location, modality, interpreter details]
• Testing Administered: [Measures with full names, versions, dates] (Include only if performed.)
• Structured Risk Tools: [Tool names, versions, anchoring events and dates] (Include only if performed.)

Discrepancy Resolution: [Hierarchy of evidentiary weight used; identification of what was corroborated versus uncorroborated]

Unavailable Critical Records: [What was requested, why unavailable, expected impact on opinions] (Omit if all requested records were obtained.)

(Use explicit source labels throughout report: [Record-based], [Self-report], [Collateral], [Evaluator inference], [Evaluator opinion].)

Behavioral Observations

[Appearance and behavior] | [Speech] | [Mood and affect] | [Thought process and content] | [Cognition] | [Insight and judgment] | [Impulse control]

[Sexual content boundaries during interview] | [Attitude toward supervision and treatment] | [Minimization or denial patterns described behaviorally]

[Safety screening findings and actions taken] (Include only if suicidal/homicidal ideation, psychosis, intoxication, or imminent risk was identified.)

Background History

(Provide a consolidated narrative limited to factors informing risk formulation, treatment needs and responsivity, supervision planning, or reliability of self-report. Omit domains without linkage to risk or responsivity. For important but unassessed domains, state unavailability and reason.)

[Developmental and family context] | [Education and occupation] | [Relationships and intimacy functioning] | [Medical, psychiatric, and neurocognitive history] | [Substance use history] | [Sexual development]

Offense and Supervision History

Definitions Used: Sexual recidivism defined as [new sexual charge/conviction; hands-on versus hands-off distinction]. Time horizon: [specified period]. Risk anchored to [release date / current date].

Index Sexual Offense(s)

(Provide a structured narrative. Label sources for each element. Avoid identifying victim details.)

• [Record-based / Self-report / Collateral]: [Date range and context]
• [Record-based / Self-report / Collateral]: [Victim relationship and age band]
• [Record-based / Self-report / Collateral]: [Offense behaviors, coercion or grooming, use of force, intoxication, planning versus opportunistic elements]
• [Record-based]: [Charges, convictions, sentence and disposition]

Prior Sexual Offense History

(Synthesize patterns rather than repeating full narratives. Omit if none.)

[Patterns in victim typology, escalation or de-escalation, offense density, modus operandi, access strategies, grooming patterns]

Non-Sexual Criminality and Violence

[Relevant history informing antisocial orientation or supervision failure risk] (Omit if none or not relevant to risk.)

Supervision and Community Adjustment

[Probation and parole outcomes, violations, absconding, compliance with conditions, supervision strategies that did or did not work]

Institutional Behavior

[Sexual rule violations, violence, boundary problems, grooming behavior, program conduct] (Include only if relevant to risk.)

Collateral Information Summary

[Sources and relationships, key points, potential bias] (Use minimal necessary detail. Avoid content risking victim harm. Omit if no collateral obtained.)

Treatment History and Change

(Omit this section if no treatment history.)

• Treatment Episodes: [Level of care, dates, attendance, completion status, discharge reasons]
• Targets Addressed and Unaddressed: [Deviant sexual interests, self-regulation, intimacy deficits, cognitive distortions, substance use, victim awareness]
• Responsivity Factors: [Cognitive limitations, literacy, language, culture, trauma history, mental illness, neurodevelopmental conditions, motivation, denial style]
• Evidence of Change: [Institutional behavior trends, supervision compliance, measurable skill use, changes in dynamic risk indicators] (Tie behavioral indicators to specific risk factors.)

Testing and Structured Tools

(Include this section only if testing or structured tools were used. Omit entirely otherwise.)

Psychological Testing

• [Measure name, version, date]: [Validity indicators, deviations from standard administration]
• [Concise interpretation relevant to risk, responsivity, or personality]

Actuarial Sexual Recidivism Tools

• [Tool name and version], score: [score], risk category: [category], normative group: [reference group], time horizon: [period], anchoring: [event and date]

Actuarial tools provide group-based estimates over specified time frames. These results represent one component of the overall formulation and are not determinative for this individual.

Dynamic Risk Tools

• [Tool name and version], administration date: [date]
• Stable factors identified: [factors with links to intervention targets]
• Acute factors identified: [factors with links to supervision monitoring]

Structured Professional Judgment Protocols

• [Protocol name], domains rated: [domains], structured judgment: [summary with scenario-based considerations]

Specialized Procedures

[Procedure type]: [Purpose, limits, how results informed or failed to inform conclusions] (Avoid determinations beyond defensible scope. Omit if none.)

Risk Formulation

(Use explicit source labels for each statement. Clearly separate facts from inferences and opinions.)

Static Historical Factors

• [Record-based / Self-report]: [Historical risk factor and relevance to sexual recidivism]

Stable Dynamic Factors

(Changeable over months to years)

• [Source label]: [Factor and current status]

Acute Dynamic Factors

(Changeable over days to weeks)

• [Source label]: [Factor and current status]

Protective Factors and Strengths

• [Internal strengths, external supports, supervision and treatment engagement]

Responsivity and Diversity Considerations

• [Cultural and linguistic needs, disability accommodations, literacy level, learning style, motivational profile]

Plausible Risk Scenarios

(Describe conditional scenarios with triggers, internal states, opportunity and access pathways, escalation chains, and break points where supervision or treatment can interrupt.)

• Scenario: [Trigger] → [Internal state] → [Opportunity and access] → [Potential behaviors] → [Interruption points and responsible parties]

Overall Risk Statement

Scope: [Sexual reoffense / sexually violent reoffense / general violence / supervision breach]. Level: [Lower than average / average / above average / well above average] relative to [comparison group]. Imminence: [Near-term considerations if acute factors present].

Anchoring: [Release date / current dynamic risk management opinion]. Confidence: [Level with rationale]. Factors that would increase confidence: [Additional records, collateral, observation period, re-testing]. Reassessment indicated: [Timing and conditions].

Conclusions

(Provide numbered answers matching referral questions. Reserve detailed reasoning for Risk Formulation.)

1. [Answer to Referral Question 1]
2. [Answer to Referral Question 2]
3. [Answer to Referral Question 3]

Key Limitations: [Missing records, no or limited interview, refusals, inconsistencies, tool applicability limits, cultural or linguistic constraints, other constraints affecting certainty]

Recommendations

Treatment

• Level of care and intensity: [Recommendation] mapped to [identified dynamic needs]
• Targets: [Self-regulation, intimacy deficits, cognitive distortions, deviant interests, substance use, other targets]
• Responsivity adaptations: [Language, literacy, cognitive supports, cultural considerations, trauma-informed approaches]
• Coordination: [Communication pathways between treatment and supervision]

Supervision

• [Contact boundaries] tied to [identified victim pools]
• [Internet and device restrictions] linked to [online offending risk]
• [Geographic exclusions] tied to [access and opportunity patterns]
• [Schedule and employment constraints] linked to [victim access]
• [Substance monitoring] linked to [disinhibition risk]
• [Monitoring frequency] with [escalation and de-escalation triggers]

Safety Planning

(Include only if identifiable vulnerable persons or reunification issues exist.)

• Vulnerable persons: [Identified individuals and reunification issues]
• Approved supervisors: [Names and responsibilities]
• Non-negotiable rules: [Rules, monitoring methods, reporting requirements, contingency actions]
• Plan ownership and review: [Responsible party and schedule]

Risk Communication

[Plain-language guidance for non-clinician stakeholders with behaviorally anchored steps]

Reassessment

• Routine interval: [Planned reassessment timing]
• Urgent reassessment indicators: [Conditions requiring earlier reassessment]

Signature

Evaluator Signature: _______________________________

Printed Name and Credentials: [Name, degrees, license number and jurisdiction]

Date: [Date signed]

Attachments

(Include as applicable.)

• [Full records list]
• [Tool scoring worksheets]
• [Glossary of risk terms]