Assessing Risk in Sex Offenders: A Practitioner's Guide

By Leam A. Craig, Kevin D. Browne, Anthony R. Beech

Book Overview

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 practices

Assessing 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470018976
• ISBN13: 9780470018972
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.8" x 9.8"