Evaluating sex offenders [[electronic resource] ] : a manual for civil commitments and beyond / / Dennis M. Doren
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| Autore: |
Doren Dennis M
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| Titolo: |
Evaluating sex offenders [[electronic resource] ] : a manual for civil commitments and beyond / / Dennis M. Doren
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| Pubblicazione: | Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xii, 243 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 364.153 |
| Soggetto topico: | Sex offenders - United States |
| Mentally ill - Commitment and detention - United States | |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Evaluating sex offenders |
| ISBN: | 1-5443-4027-3 |
| 1-322-41211-1 | |
| 1-4129-9005-X | |
| 1-4522-1228-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910779356703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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