Although the COSA program is specifically designed to help sex offenders, the results show that by basing a program on the offender’s individual needs, positive results can follow. By dealing with the offender’s present and past issues, re-entry programs seek to take the pressures off of the offender when they are released back into the community. Social strains are all around the offender, however, if there are programs that can help the offenders deal with the strains of re-entry, recidivism rates will