SMART FY 2008 Comprehensive Approaches to Sex Offender Management (CASOM) Training and Technical Assistance Program

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The CASOM Program assists state, local, and tribal jurisdictions in improving their adult and/or juvenile sex offender management policies and practices by critically examining existing approaches to managing the population; identifying significant gaps and needs; and developing enhanced strategies for sex offender monitoring and management and programs to address the needs and shortcomings of existing or developing programs. This solicitation will fund applications under two categories: (A) National Training and Technical Assistance and (B) State and Tribal Training and Technical Assistance.(A) SMART will fund a national-level program to provide training and technical assistance for managing sex offenders. This program must have a significant Tribal component. The focus of the national Training and Technical Assistance program will be two-fold:Sex Offender management and accountability, to include case management, supervision, monitoring, and relapse prevention (with an emphasis on management and supervision); andSORNA-compliant practices.(B) SMART will fund sex offender registration jurisdictions to provide jurisdiction-wide training for managing sex offenders in the community. Jurisdictions may develop training for probation and parole officers and other personnel who provide case management, supervision, or relapse prevention services to non-incarcerated sex offenders or who are responsible for sex offender registry compliance, with an emphasis on management and supervision. In addition to jurisdiction-wide meetings to plan effective supervision strategies, training activities should address SORNA compliance and include one or more of the following: Training on the implementation and use of monitoring equipment and other technologies. Training on effective supervision, management and monitoring strategies. Training on sex offender registry and compliance laws, policies, and procedures. Training on compliance with legislative changes. Project period is 24 months and there is no match.

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