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Desistance from Sex Offending: Alternatives to Throwing Away the Keys
D. Richard Laws
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Description for Desistance from Sex Offending: Alternatives to Throwing Away the Keys
Hardcover. Offers a fresh perspective on treating a population that is often demonized by policymakers, the public, and even clinicians. The authors argue that most sex offenders are 'people like us,' with the potential to lead meaningful, law-abiding lives - if given a chance and appropriate support. Num Pages: 306 pages, Illustrations, charts. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
This book offers a fresh perspective on treating a population that is often demonized by policymakers, the public, and even clinicians. The authors argue that most sex offenders are people like us, with the potential to lead meaningful, law-abiding lives-if given a chance and appropriate support. They describe an empirically and theoretically grounded rehabilitation approach, the Good Lives Model, which can be integrated with the assessment and intervention approaches that clinicians already use. Drawing on the latest knowledge about factors promoting desistance from crime, the book discusses how encouraging naturally occurring desistance processes, and directly addressing ... Read more
This book offers a fresh perspective on treating a population that is often demonized by policymakers, the public, and even clinicians. The authors argue that most sex offenders are people like us, with the potential to lead meaningful, law-abiding lives-if given a chance and appropriate support. They describe an empirically and theoretically grounded rehabilitation approach, the Good Lives Model, which can be integrated with the assessment and intervention approaches that clinicians already use. Drawing on the latest knowledge about factors promoting desistance from crime, the book discusses how encouraging naturally occurring desistance processes, and directly addressing ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Guilford Publications United States
Number of pages
306
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
566g
Number of Pages
306
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781606239353
SKU
V9781606239353
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About D. Richard Laws
D. Richard Laws, PhD, is Director of Pacific Behavioural Assessment in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He is past president of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers. He has held adjunct faculty positions at Cardiff University in the United Kingdom and at the University of Victoria and Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, and is currently Honourary Professor at ... Read more
Reviews for Desistance from Sex Offending: Alternatives to Throwing Away the Keys
The term 'sex offender' has become a demonizing pejorative, depriving those who have been so labeled of even a modicum of humanity. While fully appreciating the importance of maintaining public safety, Laws and Ward rightfully and courageously remind us of the decency that is still inherent in many who have committed such an offense. The book reviews a wealth of ... Read more