Sexually Violent Predators: A Clinical Science Handbook

Dades bibliogràfiques
Autor corporatiu: SpringerLink (Online service)
Altres autors: O'Donohue, William T. (Editor), Bromberg, Daniel S. (Editor)
Sumari:XI, 432 p. 18 illus.
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Idioma:anglès
Publicat: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
Edició:1st ed. 2019.
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Accés en línia:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04696-5
Format: Electrònic Llibre
Taula de continguts:
  • Historical overview
  • An overview of legislation
  • Sexually violent predators legislation: arguments pro and con
  • Management of sexually violent predators while in federal custody
  • Can sexually violent predators be managed in community settings?
  • What happens to civillycommitted sexually violent predators? The state of treatment for incarcerated sex offenders
  • Offenders targeting children vs. offenders targeting adults
  • Juvenile offenders and sexual violence
  • Understanding recidivism in the treatment of sexual offenders
  • The psychometrics of risk assessments for the paraphilias
  • A general psychometric overview of sexually violent predators criteria: what is the burden?
  • Statistical controversies in sexually violent predators assessments
  • What constructs ought to be measured when conducting sexually violent predators evaluations?
  • Comorbid mental health problems in sexually violent predators
  • Cultural considerations in sexually violent predators evaluations
  • Sexuallyviolent predators and the DSM-V
  • General issues in the prediction of deviant sexual behavior
  • The assessment and diagnosis of personality disorders
  • The assessment and diagnosis of “mental defects” and psychopathy
  • The assessment and diagnosis of the paraphilias
  • Problems with reliance on self-report.-Physiological assessment: polygraph and plethysmography
  • What should a standard sexually violent predator's evaluation protocol look like?
  • Sexually violent predators and expert testimony
  • Understanding the victims.