Published Research

Lasher, M. P., & McGrath, R. J. (2016). Desistance from sexual and other violent offending among child sexual abusers: Observations using the Sex Offender Treatment Intervention and Progress Scale (SOTIPS). Criminal Justice and Behavior, 44, 416-431
Lasher, M. P., McGrath, R. J., & Cumming, G. F. (2015). Sex offender modus operandi stability and relationship with actuarial risk assessment. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 30, 911-927.
McGrath, R. J., Lasher, M. P., & Cumming, G. F., Langton, C. M., & Hoke, S. E. (2014). Development of the Vermont Assessment of Sex Offender Risk-2 (VASOR-2) Reoffense Risk Scale. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 26, 271-290.
McGrath, R. J., Lasher, M. P., & Cumming, G. F. (2012). The Sex Offender Treatment Intervention and Progress Scale (SOTIPS): Psychometric properties and incremental validity with the Static-99R. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 24, 431-458.
Lasher, M. P., & Stinson, J. D. (2020). “Built on respect and good honest communication:” a study of partnerships between mental health providers and community corrections. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 47, 617-631.
Lasher, M. P., & Stinson, J. D. (2017). Adults with pedophilic interests in the United States: Current practices and suggestions for future policy and research. Archives of sexual behavior, 46, 659-670.
Lasher, M. P., & McGrath, R. J. (2012). The impact of community notification on sex offender’s community reintegration: A quantitative review of the research literature. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 56, 6-28.
Lasher, M. P. (2023). The Blurred Line: Balancing the Treatment of Personality Disorders, Personal Trauma, and Cultural Trauma Among Individuals Who Have Sexually Offended. In Child Sexual Abuse in Black and Minoritised Communities: Improving Legal, Policy and Practical Responses (pp. 371-399). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Stinson, J. D., Puszkiewicz, K. L., & Lasher, M. P. (2023). Associations between self-regulation, experiences of childhood adversity, and problematic sexual and aggressive behaviors. Sexual Abuse, 35(1), 31-53.
Lasher, M. P., Webb, J. R., Stinson, J. D., & Cantrell, P. J. (2017). Addressing social anxiety concurrently with prison-based sex offender treatment: A case of individual needs in an era of manualized treatment. Journal of Correctional Health Care, 23(3), 271-282.
Lasher, M. P., McGrath, R. J., Wilson, D., & Cumming, G. F. (2015). Collaborative treatment planning using the Sex Offender Treatment Intervention and Progress Scale (SOTIPS): Concordance of therapist evaluation and client self-evaluation. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 14(1), 1-9.

Co-authored Reports

McGrath, R. J., Lasher, M. P., & Cumming, G. F. (2011). A model of static and dynamic sex offender risk assessment (Document No. 236217). Washington, DC: United States Department of Justice.

McGrath, R. J., Cumming, G. F., & Lasher, M. P. (2009). Impact of community notification on sex offender reintegration before and after passage of a Megan’s Law. Research Report 1-2009. Burlington, VT: Vermont Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Sexual Abuse.

Published Research

Risk Assessment

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Treatment

Co-authored Reports