Overview of the FoSOD Re-conceptualizing Denial Applications of the FoSOD FoSOD Scales and Subscales Refutation of the Offense Denial of Extent Denial of Intent Assertion of Victim Desire Denial of Planning Denial of Risk of Relapse Test Administration Appropriate Populations Requirements for Administration Time Requirements Test Materials Interpreting Standardized Scores Clinical Value of the FoSOD Denial of Extent: A 4-item scale that measures attempts to minimize the amount or severity of deviant actions performed by the offender with regard to the index offense. Denial of Intent: An 8-item scale that measures a prevailing disposition to characterize one's abusive behavior as having been elicited by factors outside of one's own control or volition. This scale consists of two subscales: Due to Stress Reaction: a 3-item subscale that measures a tendency to attribute responsibility to impairments in judgment that resulted from some set of stressful circumstances. Due to Mistake: a 5-item subscale that measures attempts to minimize one's intention to act abusively by attributing responsibility to situational contingencies or debilitating circumstances. Assertion of Victim Desire: A 5-item scale that measures a prevailing disposition to justify sexually abusive behavior by ascribing sexual interest or desire by the victim to participate in the abusive act. Next: Denial of Planning

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