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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808537003321

Autore

Doren Dennis M

Titolo

Evaluating sex offenders : a manual for civil commitments and beyond / / Dennis M. Doren

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, CA, : Sage Publications, c2002

ISBN

9781544340272

1544340273

9781322412115

1322412111

9781412990059

141299005X

9781452212289

1452212287

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 243 p.)

Disciplina

364.15/3

Soggetti

Sex offenders - United States

Mentally ill - Commitment and detention - United States

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 (p. 229-236) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.