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Assessment and Treatment of Sex Offenders: A Handbook
Beech
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Description for Assessment and Treatment of Sex Offenders: A Handbook
Paperback. Edited by a team of leading researchers in the field, Assessment and Treatment of Sex Offenders discusses assessments and interventions and includes vital material on managing offenders with developmental disabilities as well as those with dangerous and severe personality disorder. Editor(s): Beech, Anthony R.; Craig, Leam A.; Browne, Kevin D. Num Pages: 612 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JKVQ; JMK; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 243 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1042.
A comprehensive resource for practitioners working with sexual offenders. Discusses assessments and interventions, as well as providing a comprehensive literature review There are around 10,000 convictions or cautions for sexual offences in the UK each year; early evidence suggests that treatment programmes can halve re-conviction rates Edited by a University of Birmingham team who are world leaders in researching this area; the subject is of interest worldwide, with strong markets in Canada and New Zealand Includes material on managing offenders with developmental disabilities and those with Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder
A comprehensive resource for practitioners working with sexual offenders. Discusses assessments and interventions, as well as providing a comprehensive literature review There are around 10,000 convictions or cautions for sexual offences in the UK each year; early evidence suggests that treatment programmes can halve re-conviction rates Edited by a University of Birmingham team who are world leaders in researching this area; the subject is of interest worldwide, with strong markets in Canada and New Zealand Includes material on managing offenders with developmental disabilities and those with Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
612
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
612
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9780470019009
SKU
V9780470019009
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99-50
About Beech
A nthony R. Beech, D.Phil, FBPsS, C.Psychol (Forensic) is Professor of Criminological Psychology at the University of Birmingham. Leam A. Craig, PhD, MSc, CSci, AFBPsS, EuroPsy C.Psychol(Forensic) is a Consultant Forensic Psychologist and Partner at Forensic Psychology Practice Ltd. Kevin D. Browne , Ph.D., M.Ed., M.Sc., C.Psychol. (Forensic), C.Biol. is Professor of ... Read more
Reviews for Assessment and Treatment of Sex Offenders: A Handbook
The text has a number of strengths which distinguishes it from the rapidly growing corpus in this field. The most notable of these is the emphasis on applying the general techniques and concepts of assessment and treatment to specific sex offender populations. This includes groups that are often neglected such as female and juvenile sex offenders, as well as sex ... Read more