SOP_NUMBER: 107.05-att-7
TITLE: Sex Offender Psycho-Educational Program (SOPP) Refusal Form
REFERENCE_CODE: VB01-0008
DIVISION: Unknown
TOPIC_AREA: 107 Policy-Counseling/Risk Reduction
EFFECTIVE_DATE: 2022-05-12
WORD_COUNT: 213
POWERDMS_URL: https://public.powerdms.com/GADOC/documents/719539
URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/107.05-att-7/

SUMMARY:
This form documents when an offender refuses to participate in or continue the Georgia Department of Corrections Sex Offender Psycho-Educational Program (SOPP). It is used to formally record the offender's refusal, the reasons for non-participation, and to ensure the offender understands that failure to complete the program may negatively impact parole consideration and could result in delayed or denied parole. The form must be witnessed by counselors and the Chief Counselor and placed in the offender's institutional file.

KEY_TOPICS: sex offender program, SOPP refusal, psycho-educational program, parole requirement, program refusal, offender refusal, parole delay, denial of offense, pending appeal, institutional counseling, sex offender treatment

ATTACHMENTS:
  1. Program Data Form (Attachment 1)
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/107.05-att-1/
  2. Participant Expectation Form
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/107.05-att-2/
  3. Workbook Order Request (MRT, SOPP, Active Parenting)
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/107.05-att-3/
  4. Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) Workbook Receipt
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/107.05-att-4/
  5. Procedure for Ordering SOPP Materials
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/107.05-att-5/
  6. Sex Offender Psycho-Educational Program (SOPP) Group Contract
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/107.05-att-6/
  7. Sex Offender Psycho-Educational Program (SOPP) Refusal Form
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/107.05-att-7/

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SOP 107.05
Attachment 7

5/12/22


**Georgia Department of Corrections**
**Sex Offender Psycho-Educational Program**

**Refusal Form**


To: Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles Hearing Examiner

From: ___________________________________
Chief Counselor
___________________________________
STATE PRISON or Correctional Institution

Re: __________________________________/______________
Offender’s Name/ID Number

Date: _______________________


The above offender will not be attending the Georgia Department of Corrections, Sex Offender PsychoEducational Program scheduled to begin (date) due to the following reasons:


Offender has refused SOPP citing innocence.


Offender has been denied SOPP due to denial of current offense.


Offender has refused SOPP due to pending appeal.


Offender prefers serving full time rather than participating in SOPP.


Other


Offender Statement:
The Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles has stipulated that I complete the sex offender psycho-educational
program prior to parole. I do not wish to participate/continue in the program.


I understand that failure to complete the entire program could reflect negatively upon my parole consideration and
my parole could be delayed or denied entirely.


Offender Signature and GDC Identification Number


The above statement has been read and explained to the offender.


Witnessed: _
Counselor Date


Witnessed: _
Counselor Date


Witnessed:
Chief Counselor Date

**Instructor’s Notes:**


Retention Schedule: Upon completion, this form shall be placed in the offender’s institutional file and maintained in
accordance with the official retention schedule for that file.