Sex Offender Assessment Procedures: A South African Comparison

Abstract

This study reports on the results of a reflective case analysis of a first generation assessment procedure of a chronic offender. The assessment focused on offender's experiential world and his pathway to crime, including precipitating crime risk factors as well as treatment needs to direct an intervention. The results of this assessment are compared with the results of a third-generation appraisal scale to evaluate the corresponding and/or different findings of these assessments. Findings suggest comparability of corresponding assessment indicators, suggesting that first and third generation assessment techniques can be integrated in corrections rehabilitation.

Keywords:

• first-generation assessment
• third-generation assessment
• fourth-generation assessment
• criminological assessment
• self-appraisal questionnaire
• actuarial risk assessment