Conditional Release Program for Sexually Violent Predators

CALIFORNIA STATE AUDITOR Report 2023-130 | October 2024 Table 1 Individuals’ Convictions for Offenses They Committed Within 10 Years of Their Release PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS NONPARTICIPATING SVPs NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS FOR OFFENSES COMMITTED ... WHILE IN THE PROGRAM AFTER UNCONDITIONAL RELEASE AFTER UNCONDITIONAL RELEASE OFFENSE TYPE* (56 PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS†) (21 RELEASED PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS‡) (125 NONPARTICIPATING SVPs§) Felony Convictions 2 0 42 Sexually Violent 0 0 2 Sexual 1 0 5 Failure to Report as a 1 0 13 Sex Offender Other 0 0 22 Misdemeanor Convictions 0 0 13 Total Convictions 2 0 55 Source: DSH information regarding SVP release and California Department of Justice conviction information. * Welfare and Institutions Code section 6600, defines sexually violent crimes, which include specific sexual acts such as rape. Penal Code section 290, lists sexual crimes that require registration, which include specific acts such as possession of child pornography. Failure to report as a sex offender crimes relate to noncompliance with requirements of the Sex Offender Registration Act. Other crimes are any crimes that are not included in the categories described above, such as crimes that constitute violent crimes under Penal Code section 667.5; other crimes that may involve violence; and crimes such as grand theft or receiving stolen property. † Program participants: Individuals whom a court ordered into the program and were placed into the community. ‡ Released program participants: Individuals whom a court ordered unconditionally released after their participation in the program. § Nonparticipating SVPs: Individuals whom a court ordered unconditionally released without having participated in the program.