Assessing Risk in Sex Offenders ：A Practitioner's Guide

Publication subTitle ：A Practitioner's Guide

Author： Leam A. Craig  

Publisher： John Wiley & Sons Inc‎

Publication year： 2008

E-ISBN: 9780470517239

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780470018989

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9780470018972

Subject： R74 Neurology and Psychiatry

Language： ENG

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Description

Assessing Risk in Sex Offenders: A Practitioner's Guide is a handy resource for forensic practitioners responsible for assessing an managing sexual offenders at risk of recidivism. It covers the risk factors associated with sexual recidivism, evaluates risk assessment approaches and offers guidance on how to conduct forensic evaluations.

Written by an expert author team, Assessing risk in Sex Offenders: A Practitioner's Guide examines:

  • The characteristics of sexual offenders
  • Methodological considerations in measuring predictive accuracy
  • Static and dynamic factors
  • Structured risk assessments
  • Treatment of sexual offenders
  • Policy and practices
Assessing Risk in Sex Offenders: A Practitioner's Guide is an essential resource for clinical and forensic psychologists, forensic psychiatrists, undergraduate and postgraduate students in forensic and clinical psychology, and prison and probation officers.

Chapter

Contents

pp.：  1 – 9

About the Authors

pp.：  9 – 11

Preface: The Extent of Sexual Violence and the Risk Approach

pp.：  11 – 13

Acknowledgements

pp.：  13 – 21

PART I Background, developmental frameworks and predictive accuracy

pp.：  21 – 23

PART II Static risk factors

pp.：  23 – 75

PART III Dynamic risk factors

pp.：  75 – 111

PART IV Structuring risk assessment

pp.：  111 – 149

PART V Policy and practice

pp.：  149 – 167

References

pp.：  167 – 223

Index

pp.：  223 – 253

LastPages

pp.：  253 – 272

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