Sex Offender Containment Team

What is a Containment Team

A containment team consists of a probation officer, clinician or treatment provider, polygraph examiner, and a victim advocate. These four individuals meet on a weekly basis to review each offender’s progress in treatment, community living, polygraph results, and discuss any necessary adjustments to supervision and/or the treatment plan. The probation officer represents the external control components. The supervising officer, adhering to court and or Parole Board conditions, limits what the offender does or is allowed to do and tries to limit the offender’s exposure to potential victims and high risk situations. The treatment provider assists the offender in developing internal controls. Specialized sex offender treatment works on helping offenders identify their individual patterns of abuse, what the thoughts, actions, and events that precede their offense behavior are and how they can respond differently to avoid re-offending. The polygraph examiner is responsible for conducting polygraphs on all sex offenders under the supervision of the containment team. The polygraph exams are used to monitor the offender’s compliance with treatment and supervision conditions. The victim advocate represents the interest of the victims. This component means that concern for the safety and privacy of known victims and victims’ families influences the supervision plan designed for each offender.

WHAT IS RULE CPC?

RULE CPC is a community-based sex offender treatment and management program. The program involves individual, group, and marital or family therapy services; polygraph examinations; sex offender assessments when warranted; and containment team meetings. The combination of treatment services and containment (supervision) results in an effective sex offender management system. Information can be found at http://www.cpcamerica.com

REFERRAL SOURCES

Human service centers

North Dakota State Hospital

DOCR Divisions: Field Services, Prisons, and Juvenile Services

COMMUNITY LOCATIONS

Bismarck

Mandan

Minot

Jamestown

Fargo

Grand Forks

WHAT TO EXPECT ONCE A REFERRAL IS MADE

Once the referral is made to the Project Coordinator and forwarded to the Area Coordinator, the offender is contacted by the Area Coordinator to schedule the intake appointment and office location of the treatment provider. The Area Coordinator contacts the referral source to confirm the appointment date and time.
The referral source will forward relevant background information on the offender to the Area Coordinator. This information may include, but is not limited to police reports, risk assessment results, prior evaluation results, and prior treatment records.
In most cases, services can begin within a week or two if the offender is in the community at the time of the referral. In other cases, services are coordinated with the date of release from prison or jail.
Group therapy services are provided on a weekly basis for two hours. Individual therapy is provided based on the offender’s assessed risk level. High risk offenders are seen for one hour each week and moderate risk offenders are seen for one hour every other week. Family and/or marital therapy is provided once or twice a month depending on the level of need of the offender.
Additional information on sex offender community management can be found this website.
Established in June 1997, the Center for Sex Offender Management’s (CSOM) goal is to enhance public safety by preventing further victimization through improving the management of adult and juvenile sex offenders who are in the community. The Center for Sex Offender Management is sponsored by the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, in collaboration with the National Institute of Corrections, State Justice Institute, and the American Probation and Parole Association. CSOM is administered through a cooperative agreement between OJP and the Center for Effective Public Policy.