{"product_id":"treatment-of-sex-offenders-strengths-and-weaknesses-in-assessment-and-intervention-paperback","title":"Treatment of Sex Offenders: Strengths and Weaknesses in Assessment and Intervention - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eD. Richard Laws\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eWilliam O'Donohue\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis rigorous survey offers a comprehensive rethinking of the assessment and treatment of sexual offenders for a bold challenge to practitioners. It critiques what we understand about offenders and the mechanisms of offending behaviors, and examines how this knowledge can best be used to reduce offending and relapses. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo this end, experts weigh the efficacy of common assessment methods and interventions, the value of prevention programs, and the validity of the DSM's classifications of paraphilias. This strengths\/weaknesses approach gives professional readers a guide to the current state as well as the future of research, practice, and policy affecting this complex and controversial field.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncluded in the coverage: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eStrengths of actuarial risk assessment.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRisk formulation: the new frontier in risk assessment and management. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDynamic risk factors and offender rehabilitation: a comparisonof the Good Lives Model and the Risk-Need-Responsivity Model.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe best intentions: flaws in sexually violent predator laws.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDesistance from crime: toward an integrated conceptualization for intervention.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cli\u003eFrom a victim\/offender duality to a public health perspective.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA call to clear thought and accurate action, \u003ci\u003eTreatment\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eof\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSex\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eOffend\u003c\/i\u003eers\u003c\/p\u003e will generate discussion and interest among forensic psychologists, psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, and social workers.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis rigorous survey offers a comprehensive rethinking of the assessment and treatment of sexual offenders for a bold challenge to practitioners. It critiques what we understand about offenders and the mechanisms of offending behaviors, and examines how this knowledge can best be used to reduce offending and relapses. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo this end, experts weigh the efficacy of common assessment methods and interventions, the value of prevention programs, and the validity of the DSM's classifications of paraphilias. This strengths\/weaknesses approach gives professional readers a guide to the current state as well as the future of research, practice, and policy affecting this complex and controversial field.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncluded in the coverage: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eStrengths of actuarial risk assessment.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRisk formulation: the new frontier in risk assessment and management. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDynamic risk factors and offender rehabilitation: a comparisonof the Good Lives Model and the Risk-Need-Responsivity Model.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe best intentions: flaws in sexually violent predator laws.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDesistance from crime: toward an integrated conceptualization for intervention.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cli\u003eFrom a victim\/offender duality to a public health perspective.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA call to clear thought and accurate action, \u003ci\u003eTreatment\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eof\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSex\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eOffend\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eers will generate discussion and interest among forensic psych\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eologists, psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, and social workers.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eD.Richard Laws, Ph.D., was the director of the Sexual Behavior Laboratory at Atascadero State Hospital in California from 1970-1985; project director at the Florida Mental Health Institute from 1985-1989; manager of forensic psychology at Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta from 1989-1994; and most recently a psychologist with Adult Forensic Psychiatric Services in Victoria, British Columbia from 1994 until his retirement in 1999. Dr. Laws is known in the field of sexual deviation as a developer of assessment procedures and in program development and evaluation. He is the author of numerous articles and book chapters in this area and serves on the editorial board of several journals. He is past president of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers. He is adjunct faculty at the University of Victoria and Simon Fraser University in British Columbia and is Honorary Professor at the University of Birmingham (UK) and Cardiff University (UK). William O'Donohue, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist and chairman and professor of psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno, and an adjunct professor in the department of philosophy and a faculty member of the National Judicial College. He has published over 70 books and 150 journal articles and book chapters. He holds advanced degrees both in philosophy and psychology. For the past 14 years, he has been director of a free clinic that treats children who have been sexually abused and adults who have been sexually assaulted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 348\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 24, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52708458398003,"sku":"9783319798547","price":152.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/rNXI37D5iV9783319798547.webp?v=1763434606","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/treatment-of-sex-offenders-strengths-and-weaknesses-in-assessment-and-intervention-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}