Sexual offending against children : assessment and treatment of male abusers / / edited by Tony Morrison, Marcus Erooga and Richard C. Beckett ; foreword by Valerie Howarth

• Record Nr.: UNISA996202213003316
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1994
• ISBN: 1-134-93698-2; 1-280-32256-X; 0-203-41177-3; 1-134-93699-0; 9786610322565
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (278 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): BeckettRichard C. <1952->; EroogaMarcus <1957->; MorrisonTony <1953->
• Disciplina: 616.85/836
• Soggetti: Child molesters - Rehabilitation - Great Britain; Pedophilia - Treatment - Great Britain
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Published simultaneously in the USA and Canada.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-239) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations; List of contributors; Foreword, Valerie Howarth, Director of ChildLine; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Glossary; 1 Adult sex offenders: who are they? Why and how do they do it?; 2 Context, constraints and considerations for practice; 3 Assessment of sex offenders; 4 Cognitive-behavioural treatment of sex offenders; 5 Groupwork with men who sexually abuse children; 6 The management of sex offenders in institutions; 7 Adolescent sexual abusers: research, assessment and treatment; 8 Parent, partner, protector: conflicting role demands for mothers of sexually abused children9 Where the professional meets the personal; Conclusion; Appendix: Appeal Court guidelines on sentencing in cases of incest; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Written by a multi-disciplinary group of leading practitioners, Sexual Offending Against Children provides an account of the practice, policy ; and management issues involved in the assessment and treatment of adult and adolescent sexual offenders against children. Written for practitioners from all disciplines concerned with this area of work, it is underpinned by a strong theoretical base, giving a practical and detailed description of the management of sexual offenders, as well as the potential impact on service providers.