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



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Autore: Doren Dennis M Visualizza persona
Titolo: Evaluating sex offenders [[electronic resource] ] : a manual for civil commitments and beyond / / Dennis M. Doren Visualizza cluster
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  Visualizza cluster
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
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