Sex Offender Supervision

Polk County Community Corrections supervises approximately 90 offenders who have been convicted of a variety of sexual offenses and represent varying levels of risk to the community.  The assigned probation officer is tasked with enforcing each offenders supervision conditions as identified by the courts, Local Supervisory Authority, and/or the Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision.  

Community Corrections utilizes a three-pronged supervision strategy that includes the parole/probation officer, treatment providers and polygraph examiner.  This model provides a multi-agency partnership in the cooperative supervision of offenders within the community and assists in maintaining the overall goal and vision of community safety, victim reparation, offender accountability, and rehabilitation.

Parole/Probation Officer: 

The parole/probation officer is specially trained in the behaviors of sex offenders and utilizes a variety of tools to assist in enforcing the offenders supervision conditions.  The parole/probation officer determines supervision strategies based on the outcome of a variety of risk assessment tools that determine the offenders risk to reoffend within the community.  The parole/probation officer enforces all supervision conditions as ordered by the court, Local Supervisory Authority and/or the Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision. They provide ongoing communication and support to the treatment providers and polygraph examiners and monitor the offenders compliance within the community through unannounced home visits.  The parole/probation officer provides final decision on issues relating to sanctions, travel permits, family meetings, and ‘contact’ with minors/victims.  

Treatment Requirements:

Community Corrections utilizes treatment providers approved by the local Sex Offender Supervision Network (SOSN) and by the department Director.  Approved treatment providers must be a Clinical Member of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) and licensed and endorsed by the Oregon Licensing Board for Sex Offender Therapy. 

The treatment provider and the parole/probation officer are in constant contact to ensure the offender is being held accountable and to identify treatment progression or concerns.

Polygraphs:

The use of polygraph examinations are a mandatory part of offenders supervision and are recognized by the parole/probation officer and treatment provider as an effective tool in helping to manage sexual offenders in a community based program.

Community Corrections utilizes polygraph examiners approved by the local Sex Offender Supervision Network (SOSN) and by the department Director. All polygraph examiners utilized by the department are required to be licensed as a ‘General Examiner’ through the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) and be certified by examination through the American Polygraph Association in the field of post-conviction sexual offender testing (PCSOT).

The polygraph examiner provides all testing results to the parole/probation officer and treatment provider. In the event an offender fails a polygraph exam, the offender is required to complete an addendum clarifying the failed content of the exam and a follow-up polygraph exam may be required.

Sex Offender Information: 

A statewide database of all predatory sex offenders is maintained by the Oregon State Police Sex Offender Unit.  They provide an interactive website where you can search for a specific predatory sex offender or offenders living in a geographic area by zip code or within a radius of a specific address, among other options.