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

• Autore: Doren Dennis M
• Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
• Disciplina: 364.15/3; 364.153; 616.8583075
• Soggetto topico: Sex offenders - United States; Mentally ill - Commitment and detention - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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: 1-322-41211-1; 1-4129-9005-X; 1-4522-1228-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910480893203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II