International Perspectives on the Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offenders : Theory, Practice and Research.

• Main Author: Boer, Douglas P.
• Other Authors: Eher, Reinhard, Craig, Leam A., Miner, Michael H., Pf & auml, Fflin, Friedemann
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2011.
• Subjects: Sex offenders.; Sex offenders > Psychology.; Sex offenders > Rehabilitation.; Sex offenders > Research.; Social Science.; Electronic books.

International Perspectives on the Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offenders: Theory, Practice and Research provides the first truly global perspective on the assessment and treatment of sex offenders. Presents a comprehensive overview of current theories and practices relating to the assessment a...

Table of Contents:

• Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; About the Editors; List of Contributors; Poem by Moira Mpanza; Preface by William L. Marshall; References; Part I: Introduction to the International Field of Sexual Offender Assessment and Treatment; Chapter 1: Adult Sexual Offender Treatment
• Is It Effective?; References; Chapter 2: Adult Sexual Offender Assessment; Actuarial risk Assessment and Unstructured Clinical Judgment; Dynamic Risk Assessment and Criminogenic Need; Structured Clinical Assessment; Assessment of Risk Through Detailed Case Formulation (Functional Assessment); SORC Assessment.
• ConclusionsReferences; Chapter 3: Female Sexual Offenders; Prevalence of Female Sexual Offending; Characteristics of Female Sexual Offenders; Offending Characteristics; Offending Process Among Female Sexual Offenders; Assessment of Risk and Treatment Needs; Treatment; Conclusion; References; Part II: Sexual Offender Assessment: Issues and Applications; Chapter 4: International Comparisons of the Validity of Actuarial Risk Tools for Sexual Offenders, with a Focus on Static-99; Introduction; Model of Risk Assessment; Consistency of the Outcomes; Consistency of the Propensities.
• Consistency of the IndicatorsEmpirically Testing the International Generalizability of Static-99; Concluding Comments and Recommendations; References; Chapter 5: Structured Professional Guidelines: International Applications; Introduction; Structured Professional Judgment (SPJ)
• characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses; The Sexual Violence Risk-20 (SVR-20); The Risk for Sexual Violence Protocol (RSVP); The Assessment of Risk Manageability for Individuals with Developmental and Intellectual Limitations Who Offend
• Sexually (ARMIDILO-S).
• Conclusions and future directions for international research and practiceReferences; Chapter 6: Assessing the Risk of Child Sexual Abuse in Litigious Families in the Family Court; Part two: risk Assessment Structure; Part three: Development of a Structured Decision Making System; An Application of the Model: A Case Study of "Sarah"; Conclusion; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 7: Phallometric Assessment of Sexual Arousal; Introduction; The Penile Plethysmograph and its Procedures; Psychometric Properties; Reliability; Validity; Ethical Considerations; Alternatives.
• Conclusion: Is there a Future?References; Chapter 8: Proxy Measures of Sexual Deviancy; Introduction; DSM-IV-TR paraphilia diagnoses; Alternatives; The nature of deviant sexual interest: unusual versus illegal; The degree of deviant sexual interest: any interest versus exclusive preference; Summarizing on sexual deviance; Proxy measures of sexual deviance; Self-report measures; Risk assessment instruments; Implicit measures; Penile plethysmography; Viewing-time measures; Implicit Association Task, IAT; Experimental proxy measures for sexual deviance; Conclusions; References.