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

• Autore: Doren Dennis M
• Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks, CA, : Sage Publications, c2002
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 243 p.)
• Disciplina: 364.15/3
• 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: 9781412990059 (ebook) :; 9781544340272; 1544340273; 9781322412115; 1322412111; 9781412990059; 141299005X; 9781452212289; 1452212287
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910956709203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II