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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813992503321

Titolo

Female sexual offenders : theory, assessment, and treatment / / edited by Theresa A. Gannon & Franca Cortoni

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, Oxford ; ; Malden, Mass., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

ISBN

0-470-97586-5

1-282-88352-6

9786612883521

0-470-66671-4

0-470-66673-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GannonTheresa A

CortoniFranca

Disciplina

364.15/3082

Soggetti

Female sex offenders

Female sex offenders - Mental health

Female sex offenders - Psychology

Female sex offenders - Services for

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 index.

Nota di contenuto

Female sexual offenders : theory, assessment, and treatment : an introduction / Theresa A. Gannon & Franca Cortoni -- Understanding the prevalence of female-perpetrated sexual abuse and the impact of that abuse on victims / Jacqui Saradjian -- Theories of female sexual offending / Danielle A. Harris -- The juvenile female sexual offender : characteristics, treatment, & research / Lisa L. Frey -- The mental health needs of female sexual offenders / Myrian-M'lanie Rousseau & Franca Cortoni -- The assessment of female sexual offenders / Franca Cortoni -- The treatment needs of female sexual offenders / Hannah Ford -- A review of treatment initiatives for female sexual offenders / Kelley Blanchette & Kelly N. Taylor -- Using the polygraph with female sexual offenders / Peggy Heil, Dominique Simons, & David Burton -- Working with female sexual offenders : therapeutic process issues / Sherry Ashfield, Sheila Brotherston, Hilary Eldridge, & Ian Elliott -- Developments in female sexual offending and considerations for future



research and treatment / Theresa A. Gannon, Mariamne R. Rose, & Franca Cortoni.

Sommario/riassunto

Featuring a collection of essays by leading experts, Female Sexual Offenders: Theory, Assessment and Treatment is the first book to bring together current research, clinical assessment, and treatment techniques of female sexual offenders into one accessible volume.Describes the most recent research data regarding female sexual offenders, covering such issues as female-perpetrated sexual abuse prevalence and juvenile offendersIncludes an assessment of the risk of recidivism, international treatment initiatives, and a discussion on the use of the polygraph with female sexual o