Forensic management of sexual offenders /

This text reviews the major advances that have taken place over the past 20 years in the management of human sexual aggression. This work is intended to reflect what is known and what is not known about the most effective management practices and strategies for sexual offenders. It includes complete...

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Main Author: Prentky, R. A.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Burgess, Ann Wolbert
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 2000.
Series:Perspectives in sexuality.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This text reviews the major advances that have taken place over the past 20 years in the management of human sexual aggression. This work is intended to reflect what is known and what is not known about the most effective management practices and strategies for sexual offenders. It includes complete discussions of classification, assessment, and prediction. In addition, major controversies in the field are addressed with the goal of separating supposition from fact and myth from reality. By employing an empirical litmus test throughout, the authors are able to identify what is known; what are sound, yet empirically based, hunches; what is speculation; and what lies strictly in the realm of mythology. Written by a forensic psychologist and a forensic nurse, the book offers a unique dual perspective. With over 1400 references, this represents an important source of every facet of the management and disposition of known sex offenders.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 331 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-328) and index.
ISBN:9781461541592 (electronic bk.)
146154159X (electronic bk.)
0306462788
9780306462788
ISSN:1568-2161