Assessment and Obligatory Treatment of Violent and Sexually Violent Offenders Integrating Research and Practice /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hornsveld, Ruud H. J. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Kraaimaat, Floris W. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Gijs, Luk A. C. L. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Palmer, Emma J. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Advances in Preventing and Treating Violence and Aggression
• Subjects: Forensic psychology.; Behavioral therapy.; Criminal justice, Administration of.; Forensic Psychology.; Behavioral Therapy.; Criminal Justice.

This book examines the assessment and obligatory treatment programs for violent and sexually violent offenders - primarily adolescents and adults - diagnosed with cluster B personality disorder or a conduct disorder. It describes concepts, theories, and legal aspects as well as the psychological and...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: Theory
• Chapter 1: Prevalence, risks, costs, theories, and legal aspects
• Chapter 2: Dynamic risk factors of violent and sexually violent offenders
• Chapter 3: The use of self-report questionnaires
• Chapter 4: Assessment of violent and sexually violent offenders
• Chapter 5: Cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT) programs for violent offenders and sexually violent offenders: What substantive conditions must be met?
• Part II: Practice
• Chapter 6: Treatment programs for violent offenders and sexually violent offenders
• Chapter 7: Self-management skills for generalization and maintenance of treatment results
• Chapter 8: Facilitating treatment integrity in penitentiary and forensic psychiatric institutions
• Chapter 9: Reflections and future directions
• Part III: Manuals
• Chapter 10: Treatment modules for violent offenders
• Chapter 11: Treatment modules for sexually violent offenders. .