| 1: | | Title: | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | Description: | This is the final report on the evaluation of the Cook County Adult Probation Departments Sex Offender Program (ASOP). Cook Countys ASOP began screening cases in March of 1997 and received its first sentenced case in April of 1997. ASOP is an intensive supervision specialized probation program for felony sex offenders in Cook County. The program is based on the containment approach and has three major components: (a) intensive supervision of offenders which includes frequent field searches of offenders homes and the verification of information obtained verbally from offenders; (b) treatment that centers around a cognitive-behavioral group therapy approach and is supplemented with cognitive-behavioral individual treatment and other treatments tailored to an offenders needs; and (c) partnerships among probation officers and treatment providers that include frequent communication and the sharing of relevant information about specific offenders. | | | Date Created: | 03-01-2001 | | | Agency ID: | | | | ISL ID: | 000000101748 Original UID: 207809 FIRST WORD: Process | |
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