Courses

Training for High-Risk Offender Professionals

The HRSI Sex Offender Specialist (SOS) Certification is the only program of its kind in the nation, providing professionals with advanced training in supervising high-risk sex offenders.

Through focused instruction on risk assessment, management strategies, and intervention techniques, participants gain practical tools to enhance supervision and accountability. This exclusive certification sets the national standard, strengthening community safety and elevating professional credibility.

Get certified now—elevate your agency, protect your officers, lead with excellence.

Certification isn’t just a credential—it’s a safeguard. It legitimizes the work, empowers officers with essential tools, reduces agency liability, strengthens public trust, and ensures officers return home safe, resilient, and connected to their families. Agencies that fail to certify expose themselves to unnecessary risk, increased liability, and dangerous gaps in community protection. They also place their officers directly in harms way.

Sex Offender Specialist (SOS) Certification – Online Self-Paced Platform

$499

24 Hr. Online and Self Paced

Police, Probation, Parole, Prosecutor

Non-state specific – Universal Management

Includes Membership-Sex Offender Specialists of America

All Fundamental HRSO Supervision Strategies and Techniques.

The Containment Model of Offender Supervision

Understanding and Maximizing Risk Assessment Effectiveness

Officer Safety and Officer Mental Wellness

Multi-agency Collaboration

Offender Registration: Step-by-Step

Proven Evidence Based Strategies

Field Standards and Techniques

Search Techniques

Church, Employment, School Verification

Digital Triage – who to call when needed

Resources list – ICAC, USMS, NCMEC, Etc.

Reducing Agency and Personal Liability

Using AI and SONAR AI with Registrants

Sex Offender Specialist (SOS) In Person Training at the 7th Annual SOSO Summit in Lake Tahoe March 25-27, 2026

$599

Certification Course 24 Hrs of Intensive Training

Prestigious National Certification Included

First Time On-Scene In Person Certification Offered

SOS Certification now Included for all Attendees

New and Cutting Edge material

✓ Basics of High-Risk Supervision

Personal and Departmental Liability

✓ Legal Updates and Legislative Changes

Officer Safety and Mental Wellness

Digital Investigation and On-Scene Triage

AI Driven Case Management and Decisions

All Modules of Online Certification Included

Updated Resource Guide and Federal Contacts

Searchable Certification Database

Membership Include – National SO Specialists of America (SOSOA) Membership