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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 guid...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Craig, Leam
Other Authors: Browne, Kevin D., Beech, Anthony R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, ©2008.
Subjects:
Sex offenders > United States.
Criminal behavior, Prediction of > United States.
Risk assessment > United States.
Recidivism > United States > Prevention.
Evidence, Expert > United States.
United States
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Characteristics of sexual offenders
  • Developmental frameworks and functional analysis
  • Methodological considerations in measuring predictive accuracy
  • Static factors associated with sexual recidivism
  • Actuarial and clinically guided measures
  • Dynamic factors associated with sexual recidivism
  • Treatment and sexual recidivism
  • Aetiology and risk
  • Implementing risk management policy
  • Improving risk assessment estimates
  • Strengths based approaches to risk assessment.

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