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Autore |
Doren Dennis M |
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Titolo |
Evaluating sex offenders [[electronic resource] ] : a manual for civil commitments and beyond / / Dennis M. Doren |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2002 |
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ISBN |
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1-322-41211-1 |
1-4129-9005-X |
1-4522-1228-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (257 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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364.15/3 |
364.153 |
616.8583075 |
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Soggetti |
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Sex offenders - United States |
Mentally ill - Commitment and detention - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-236) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1 - Relevant Components of Sex Offender Civil Commitment Laws: The Evaluation "Referral Questions"; 2 - Procedures for Conducting the Assessment; 3 - Diagnostic Issues Within Sex Offender Civil Commitment Assessments: Defining Relevant Paraphilias; 4 - Diagnostic Issues Within Sex Offender Civil Commitment Assessments: Diagnostic Issues Beyond the Paraphilias; 5 - Using Risk Assessment Instrumentation; 6 - Recidivism Base Rates; 7 - Clinical Adjustments; 8 - The Evaluation Report and Court Testimony; 9 - Ethical Issues; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C |
Appendix DReferences; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this text, the author collects, compares and contrasts all risk assessment instruments currently available including the pros and cons of each as well as the reliability and ease of use. |
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