Focus (Forum & Focus)
Oct. 28, 2008
Risk Business
The State-Authorized Risk Assessment Tool for Sex Offenders is meant to aid judges, probation and parole officers in assessing sex offenders’ risk of reoffending, write J. Richard Couzens and Tricia A. Bigelow.
FOCUS COLUMN
By J. Richard Couzens and Tricia A. Bigelow Effective July 1, 2008, a State-Authorized Risk Assessment Tool for Sex Offenders (SARATSO) must be prepared for all people convicted of sex crimes listed in Penal Code Section 290. Penal Code Sections 290.04(a)(1), 290.06. This requirement, enacted by the Legislature and the public as part of Jessica's Law, is meant to aid judges, probation and parole officers in assessing sex offenders' r...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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