Changing the Way We Sentence....
One Client at a time...
HOW?
Historically in courtrooms across the United States, there have been a one size fits all approach to sentencing for non hands-on and hands-on sex offenses. This is clearly not an accurate approach to reducing recidivism especially for mentally ill and neurodiverse individuals.
One size DOES NOT fit all.
The following are just four examples of many I can provide related to my work across the U.S.A. In 2018 alone the individualized sex specific mental health evaluation and resulting accurate treatment recommendations changed the way the legal system viewed, sentenced, and treated mentally ill and neurodiverse populations. HOW?
- A young man on the Autism Spectrum (ASD) who was arrested for online solicitation of a minor was placed on probation and able to continue attending his graduate program. He was ordered to complete the program he was attending which specializes in ASD and non-hands on sex crimes.
- An elderly man with Parkinson's Disease who was charged with a felony after his fourth incident of indecent exposure was placed on probation for 2 years and allowed to go home to his wife, be placed on an ankle monitor and ordered to attend a specialized program with a comprehensive medical and therapeutic treatment plan. His neurologist took him off the medications with known side effects for causing Impulse Control Disorder.
- A significantly mentally ill middle aged man who downloaded over a hundred thousand child sexual abuse images faced a decade in federal prison. He was placed on house arrest and ordered to continue attending treatment that specialized in dealing with his specific mental illness and offending behavior.
- A significantly traumatized and mentally ill female serving in the United States military faced over a decade in prison for downloading child sexual abuse images on her computer. Upon reading the SSMH-evaluation, the judge gave her a lesser sentence based on her astounding mental health issues and ordered treatment.