{"product_id":"9783319798547","title":"Treatment of Sex Offenders: Strengths and Weaknesses in Assessment and Intervention","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTreatment of Sex Offenders: Strengths and Weaknesses in Assessment and Intervention\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eLaws, D. Richard; O'Donohue, William\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis rigorous survey offers a comprehensive rethinking of the assessment and treatment of sexual offenders for a bold challenge to practitioners. It critiques what we understand about offenders and the mechanisms of offending behaviors, and examines how this knowledge can best be used to reduce offending and relapses. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eTo this end, experts weigh the efficacy of common assessment methods and interventions, the value of prevention programs, and the validity of the DSM’s classifications of paraphilias. This strengths\/weaknesses approach gives professional readers a guide to the current state as well as the future of research, practice, and policy affecting this complex and controversial field.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIncluded in the coverage:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003eStrengths      of actuarial risk assessment.\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eRisk      formulation: the new frontier in risk assessment and management.  \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eDynamic      risk factors and offender rehabilitation: a comparisonof the Good Lives      Model and the Risk-Need-Responsivity Model.\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eThe      best intentions: flaws in sexually violent predator laws.\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eDesistance      from crime: toward an integrated conceptualization for intervention.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cli\u003eFrom a      victim\/offender duality to a public health perspective.\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eA call to clear thought and accurate action, \u003ci\u003eTreatment\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eof\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSex\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eOffend\u003c\/i\u003eers\u003c\/p\u003e will generate discussion and interest among forensic psychologists, psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, and social workers.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2018-04-24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319798547\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-25868-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 348\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47697066066060,"sku":"9783319798547","price":80.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319798547_f91f4b08-dbd0-4963-b18d-2705aa3b5b43.jpg?v=1776778260","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783319798547","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}