ABSTRACT

In UK, police officers are specially trained to become Management of Sexual or Violent Offenders (MOSOVO) officers. MOSOVO officers risk assess Registered Sex Offenders during home visits. We aimed to examine the MOSOVO training and home visits, and determine whether there is an alignment between training and practice. Three police forces in UK participated. Firstly, the MOSOVO training course was observed at each force. Secondly, MOSOVO officers in each force recorded home visits over a two-week period; the authors randomly selected 12 recordings for analysis. Field notes and transcripts were analysed using thematic analysis. Four themes were developed: unspecialised trainers lead to distrust and disengagement; the training does not prepare officers for all types of home visit; tensions between standard police policies and MOSOVO role; police suspicion of RSOs influences home visit implementation. We provide recommendations to improve MOSOVO training and the home visit process.

摘要

在英国，警察经过专门培训成为性犯罪或暴力犯罪管理 (MOSOVO) 官员。MOSOVO 官员在家访期间对登记的性犯罪者进行风险评估。我们旨在检查 MOSOVO 培训和家访，并确定培训与实践之间是否存在一致性。英国的三个警察部队参加了。首先，在每个部队观察了 MOSOVO 培训课程。其次，每支部队的 MOSOVO 军官记录了为期两周的家访；作者随机选择了 12 段录音进行分析。使用主题分析对现场笔记和成绩单进行了分析。制定了四个主题：非专业培训师导致不信任和脱离接触；培训并未让官员为所有类型的家访做好准备；标准警察政策与 MOSOVO 角色之间的紧张关系；警方对 RSO 的怀疑影响了家访的实施。我们提供改进 MOSOVO 培训和家访流程的建议。