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Sex Offenders Pursuing Healing In Adversity (SOPHIA)

“Through Knowledge And Wisdom Shall We Rise From The Ashes”

(Symbols: The phoenix, to symbolize rising from the ashes, and Sophia is a Greek word for knowledge)

Mission Statement

     SOPHIA is an informational and educational network of individuals dedicated to the successful
rehabilitation and reintegration of convicted sex offenders, the reduction in sex offender recidivism, and
understanding the root causes of criminal sexual behavior as well as seeking the ways to prevent deviant
sexual thoughts and desires from becoming deviant sexual actions. To this end, SOPHIA believes in the
following seven precepts:

  1. We believe that we are fully and solely responsible and held accountable for our deviant and
    criminal sexual behavior.
  2. We believe in the precepts of “restorative justice” and the twelve steps as a basis for our
    rehabilitation. We seek to identify our own faulty belief systems, learn to control and change our
    beliefs and behaviors, share this knowledge with others who have shared our faulty belief systems
    and actions, and make amends for hurting our victims, our families, our communities, and
    ourselves by our actions.
  3. We believe in a program to ensure a sex offender successfully reintegrates into society, thus
    reducing the likelihood of recidivism, especially during the critical first three years of release. To
    this end, we seek to find stable housing, employment, social support, and continuing treatment
    during this transitional period and beyond.
  4. We believe in identifying the root biological, psychological, cultural, and social causes of deviant
    sexual thoughts and behaviors, and to seek ways off addressing these ills before they escalate into
    criminal sexual activity.
  5. We believe in accepting the constructive and informative views of everyone in our group,
    regardless of differences in race, color, creed, nationality, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or
    any other differences. SOPHIA is welcome to all who seek its help, and believe that every member
    has something to contribute.
  6. We believe that by sharing our experiences, trials, and tribulations, we can assist those who are
    struggling with deviant sexual thoughts or behaviors control these urges before they become
    engage in a criminal sexual act.
  7. We believe that knowledge and information is a key that can empower us with the tools to make the
    right decisions in choosing the behaviors we engage in.

    The SOPHIA Network seeks to offer the wisdom and the knowledge to address the issue of criminal
sexual activity in America. The causes of criminal sexual behavior is complex and varied, a combination of
external factors. SOPHIA seeks to address both the internal and the external issues that are unique to
sex offenders or those battling sexual addictions.
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