02590nam 2200589 a 450 991077935670332120161219111417.01-5443-4027-31-322-41211-11-4129-9005-X1-4522-1228-7(CKB)2550000000112068(EBL)996274(OCoLC)809771616(SSID)ssj0000675587(PQKBManifestationID)12347138(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000675587(PQKBWorkID)10670069(PQKB)10486114(MiAaPQ)EBC996274(OCoLC)914615253(StDuBDS)EDZ0000018515(PPN)227907183(EXLCZ)99255000000011206820110110d2002 fy| 0engur|||||||||||txtccrEvaluating sex offenders[electronic resource] a manual for civil commitments and beyond /Dennis M. DorenThousand Oaks, Calif. ;London SAGEc20021 online resource (xii, 243 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7619-2114-1 0-7619-2113-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-236) and index.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 CAppendix DReferences; Index; About the AuthorIn 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.Sex offendersUnited StatesMentally illCommitment and detentionUnited StatesSex offendersMentally illCommitment and detention364.153Doren Dennis M1564600StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910779356703321Evaluating sex offenders3833787UNINA