Managing sex offender risk /

Based on key research into assessment, treatment and recidivism, this book offers practical guidance on improving intervention techniques with sex offenders. The contributors explore the monitoring and surveillance strategies and cognitive-behavioural techniques currently used both in prison and in...

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Other Authors: Kemshall, Hazel, 1958-, McIvor, Gill, 1959-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley, 2004.
Series:Research highlights in social work ; 46.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Managing Sex Offender Risk; Contents; 1. Sex Offenders: Policy and Legislative Developments; Part One The Characteristics of Sexual Offenders; 2. Adult Male Sex Offenders; 3. Female Sex Offenders; 4. Young Sex Offenders; Part Two Assessment and Effective Interventions; 5. The Risk Assessment of Sex Offenders; 6. Effective Intervention with Sexual Offenders; 7. Treatment of Sex Offenders in the UK in Prison and Probation Settings; 8. Managing Children and Young People who are Sexually Aggressive; 9. Relapse Prevention: Theory and Practice.