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stat Member	posted 12-01-2006 09:20 AM Hi all. I'm interested in a basic rundown of the structures of your pcsot programs in YOUR respective states. I live and work in Indiana and here is the description I'll assign to my state: Parole & Probation are seperate entities. Parole is state, probation is county by county. State has a program which is contracted out to Liberty Behavioral--which does all refferals and credentialling of all 3 phases of treatment starting in the institutions. PCSOT is heavily weighted toward treatment here for parole. Probation has no such unity, some counties do no testing at all. The counties that test are more leaning toward government supervision and less treatment. Very little GPS--and mostly in probation dept's only. No civil committment to speak of. Very little housing opportunities. Lifetime registration. Average sentence for CM is 6 years (actual time, not post trial sentence). Approximately 650 paroled Offenders, and 800 on probation.I've heard that comparitively speaking we have a very good program, but who knows? IP: Logged
Ted Todd Member	posted 12-01-2006 09:52 PM Stat California is the same....Parole is state and probation is county. Any Superior Court Judge can order sex offender polygraph testing. It is a simple check mark on the sentencing form. The DA can also check the box and have the judge sign off on it. This is usually a point of contention however with the dirt bag's attorney. Ted IP: Logged
stat Member	posted 12-02-2006 09:45 AM Thanks TT! One of the reasons for my inquiry is that I've heard scant stories of the "Colorado Model, Washington Model,and Connecticut Model." I'm aware that the Texas and Iowa models are quite different. I've also heard that Georgia is an entirely different critter also.Are other states having difficulty getting every offender a sex history due to cost? Do Illinois and Texas benefit greatly from civil commitment housing---as it would seem to be a good idea? My friends in Texas must testify in parole hearings frequently--and I'm never required to go (the dreaded "Poly" word is restricted)--which is more common? Do offenders in Colorado ALL take sex history poly's in prison BEFORE being released as I've heard--or is that bs? Is violating an interstate transfer parolee as near impossible in your state as in mine? How many supervised Offenders must there be in California and New York and does the containment system work? I remember a poster stating that Montana (or was it Wyoming) wrote that one of those states stopped poly testing offenders altogether----why? thanks, E IP: Logged
Ted Todd Member	posted 12-02-2006 10:08 AM Stat, California uses the "containment model". I currently do not do PCSOT so I am not up on currents stats. Jim Adams, who has a listing on this site, is one of California's most active PCSOT Examiners. He travels all over the state testing and teaching. He is also active on several related panels. He would be a wealth of info for you. He can be contacted at jimpolygraphman@sbcglobal.net We just had a case in my coounty where a hard core offender (violent-serial) was released after castration and years of therapy. The state claimed he was no longer a threat. He was placed on an ankle monitor but no community would accept him. A local defense attorney took him in a few months ago. Guess what? The man was arrested last week after he was found driving in another city with the attorney's 14 year old son in the car! I beleive that any program designed to clamp down on these guys is good because you can NEVER cure them. It would be like someone telling me that they are going to change my sexual preference by putting me into a "program"........I don't think so! To all of you who do conduct PCSOT-Keep up the good work and stay on these clowns! Ted [This message has been edited by Ted Todd (edited 12-02-2006).] IP: Logged

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