1. END THE SILENCE

2. MAKING OUR WORK COUNT PROFESSIONALS FROM THE SEXUAL INCIDENT RESPONSE SYSTEMS SPEAK TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ON THEIR WORK AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER

3. MAKING OUR WORK COUNT Introductions Facts on law enforcement, sex offenders, victimization and public opinions on the sex offender management system Making it Count at home Q and A Contact information and next steps AGENDA

4. MAKING OUR WORK COUNT Our work seeks to create and build safe communities. We each have a part in this complex task which requires the efforts and expertise from each of us. The members of the Smart and Safe Action Awareness Team want to help you; to give you the resources and the information you need to do your best in our work to create safe communities. WHY OUR WORK TOGETHER IS IMPORTANT

5. MAKING OUR WORK COUNT 97% of offenders currently serving time for sexual offenses will return to our communities. Washington State Department of Corrections Website

6. MAKING OUR WORK COUNT http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=uWKtNzjFLVo NO MORE VICTIMS

7. RESULTS FROM PUBLIC OPINION SURVEY

8. MAKING OUR WORK COUNT WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ABOUT SEX OFFENDERS WHO VICTIMIZE CHILDREN DO YOU THINK IS MOST TRUE? (CSOM, 2010)

9. MAKING OUR WORK COUNT FROM WHAT SOURCE HAVE YOU RECEIVED MOST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SEX OFFENDERS? (CSOM, 2010)

10. THE WORK OF LAW ENFORCEMENT

11. MAKING OUR WORK COUNT REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS IN WASHINGTON

12. MAKING OUR WORK COUNT ADDRESS VERIFICATIONS

13. MAKING OUR WORK COUNT WE DON’T GET TO CHOOSE WHERE THEY LIVE Offender’s house School & playground

14. MAKING OUR WORK COUNT WE DO RISK LEVEL ASSESSMENTS The files include: Reg./Not./J&S/PSI/Med

15. MAKING OUR WORK COUNT COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION MEETINGS

16. THE WORK OF SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT

17. MAKING OUR WORK COUNT What they “look like” varies What they “do” varies Who they target varies Why they do it varies SEX OFFENDERS ARE A DIVERSE POPULATION

18. MAKING OUR WORK COUNT TREATMENT DOES HAVE AN IMPACT

19. THE WORK OF COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS

20. MAKING OUR WORK COUNT THE ROLE OF A COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS OFFICER (CCO) “A CCO has a unique job and does the work that no one else can do!” -Police Detective who monitors sex offenders Supervises: Registration Treatment Alcohol and drugs Relationships Entertainment Employment Residence Contact with potential victims

21. MAKING OUR WORK COUNT Treatment Providers Landlords Community Parole Block Watch Captains Law Enforcement Prosecuting Attorneys Job Supervisors Defense Attorneys Victim Advocates Guardians Family and Friends PARTNERSHIPS WORK! Partnerships

22. THE WORK OF VICTIM ADVOCACY

23. MAKING OUR WORK COUNT 44% of victims are under the age 18. Sixty percent of rapes go unreported. Approximately 2/3 of assaults are committed by someone known to the victim. WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT VICTIMIZATION

24. IN OTHER WORDS: HOW DO I TALK TO MY FAMILY ABOUT SAFETY? HOW TO MAKE YOUR WORK COUNT AT HOME?

25. MAKING OUR WORK COUNT I WANT MORE INFORMATION THAN I HAVE NOW ABOUT THE WAYS THAT SEX OFFENDING CAN BE PREVENTED IN MY OWN COMMUNITY (CSOM, 2010)

26. MAKING OUR WORK COUNT AWARE & EDUCATED ADULTS HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT TO PREVENT SEXUAL ABUSE

27. MAKING OUR WORK COUNT SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION OF CHILDREN & ADOLESCENTS: VICTIM-OFFENDER RELATIONSHIP BY VICTIM AGE

28. SO WHAT CAN YOU DO?

29. MAKING OUR WORK COUNT TALK TO YOUR KIDS

30. MAKING OUR WORK COUNT RED FLAGS TO WATCH Most sex offenders are “groomers,” not “grabbers”

31. MAKING OUR WORK COUNT “HOW CAN YOU KEEP YOURSELF SAFE ONLINE?”

32. MAKING OUR WORK COUNT SMART and SAFE Action Awareness Team – Presentations/trainings – Consultations – Information – Website RESOURCES FOR YOU