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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783323403321

Titolo

Managing sex offender risk [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Hazel Kemshall and Gill McIvor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley, 2004

ISBN

1-280-26696-1

9786610266968

1-4237-1001-0

1-84642-030-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 p.)

Collana

Research highlights in social work ; ; 46

Altri autori (Persone)

KemshallHazel <1958->

McIvorGill <1959->

Disciplina

365.660941

Soggetti

Sex offenders

Social work with sex offenders - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Managing Sex Offender Risk; Contents; 1. Sex Offenders: Policy and Legislative Developments; Part One  The Characteristics of Sexual Offenders; 2. Adult Male Sex Offenders; 3. Female Sex Offenders; 4. Young Sex Offenders; Part Two  Assessment and Effective Interventions; 5. The Risk Assessment of Sex Offenders; 6. Effective Intervention with Sexual Offenders; 7. Treatment of Sex Offenders in the UK in Prison and Probation Settings; 8. Managing Children and Young People who are Sexually Aggressive; 9. Relapse Prevention: Theory and Practice

Part Three  Community-based Risk Management Strategies10. Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements: Key Issues; 11. Sex Offender Registers and Monitoring; THE CONTRIBUTORS; SUBJECT INDEX; AUTHOR INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Based on key research into assessment, treatment and recidivism, this book offers practical guidance on improving intervention techniques with sex offenders. The contributors explore the monitoring and surveillance strategies and cognitive-behavioural techniques currently in use, and give clear directions for future practice.