Jennifer A. McCarthy, M.A., LMHC

Jennifer A. McCarthy, is the Assistant Director and Coordinator of the Sex Offender Treatment Program at The New York Center for Neuropsychology & Forensic Behavioral Science (“New York Forensic”). She has a Masters Degree in Forensic Psychology from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, is currently completing her Ph.D. at John Jay and is also an adjunct professor at John Jay.  

Ms. McCarthy has evaluated and treated sex offenders for the past twelve years (both in prison and in the community). She has conducted training workshops in the management of sex offenders for various criminal justice agencies on both Federal and State levels and has also presented nationally and internationally on the issue of sex offenders/sex offending from both a psychological and criminological perspective. Moreover, Ms. McCarthy has published multiple articles on sex offenders and their behavior (with particular focus on Internet sex offenders), as well as the legislative/criminal justice response to this class of offender.  

Ms. McCarthy’s research in the field of sex offenders has focused on various issues including the impact of SSRI’s on sex offending behavior; the development of the Sexual Aggression Severity Inventory-Rater Form (SASI-R), a scale used to classify sexually aggressive deviancy along a continuum of severity and examination of the cognitive-behavioral dimensions associated with the sex offender (in conjunction with Allegheny University); and the nature and scope of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church (in conjunction with John Jay College).  

Jennifer A. McCarthy, M.A., LMHC
Assistant Director
New York Forensic
26 Court Street
Suite 912
Brooklyn, NY 11242
Tel: 347-661-9002
Email: jmccarthy@jjay.cuny.edu