Assessing Risk in Sex Offenders: A Practitioner's Guide is a handy resource for forensic practitioners responsible for assessing an managing sexual offenders at risk of recidivism. It covers the risk factors associated with sexual recidivism, evaluates risk assessment approaches and offers guidance on how to conduct forensic evaluations.Written by an expert author team, Assessing risk in Sex Offenders: A Practitioner's Guide examines: The characteristics of sexual offenders Methodological considerations in measuring predictive accuracy Static and dynamic factors Structured risk assessments Treatment of sexual offenders Policy and practicesAssessing Risk in Sex Offenders: A Practitioner's Guide is an essential resource for clinical and forensic psychologists, forensic psychiatrists, undergraduate and postgraduate students in forensic and clinical psychology, and prison and probation officers.
Author(s): Leam A. Craig, Kevin D. Browne, Anthony R. Beech
Edition: 1
Publisher: Wiley
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 270
Cover......Page 1
Front-matter......Page 2
Assessing Risk in Sex Offenders: A Practitioner’s Guide......Page 3
Copyright......Page 4
Dedication......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
About the Authors......Page 8
Preface: The Extent of Sexual Violence and the Risk Approach......Page 10
Acknowledgements......Page 17
PART I
Background,
developmental frameworks
and predictive accuracy......Page 18
1. Characteristics of Sexual Offenders......Page 19
2. Developmental Frameworks and Functional Analysis......Page 38
3. Methodological Considerations in Measuring Predictive Accuracy......Page 51
PART II Static risk factors......Page 67
4. Static Factors Associated with Sexual Recidivism......Page 68
5. Actuarial and Clinically Guided Measures......Page 82
PART III
Dynamic risk factors......Page 101
6. Dynamic Factors Associated with Sexual Recidivism......Page 102
7. Treatment and Sexual Recidivism......Page 122
PART IV Structuring risk assessment......Page 138
8. Aetiology and Risk......Page 139
PART V Policy and practice......Page 155
9. Implementing Risk Management Policy......Page 156
10. Improving Risk Assessment Estimates......Page 177
11. Strengths Based Approaches to Risk Assessment......Page 192
References......Page 207
Index......Page 237
