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Sexual predators : society, risk and the law / Robert A. Prentky, Howard E. Barbaree, and Eric S. Janus.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Prentky, R. A., author.
- Barbaree, H. E., author.
- Janus, Eric S., author.
- Series:
- International perspectives on forensic mental health
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sex crimes--Law and legislation--United States.
- Sex crimes.
- Sex Offenses--legislation & jurisprudence.
- Sex crimes--Law and legislation.
- United States.
- Legislation as Topic.
- Risk Assessment--methods.
- Medical Subjects:
- Sex Offenses--legislation & jurisprudence.
- United States.
- Legislation as Topic.
- Risk Assessment--methods.
- Physical Description:
- xvi,356 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2015.
- Contents:
- Human dangerousness & the legacy of fear management
- Dangerousness, risk, and the law
- The interface between law and the science : how to move towards the rule of law and good science
- Sex offender risk assessment : the history of violence risk assessment with sex offenders
- Sex offender risk assessment : the development and use of actuarial risk assessment instruments (ARAIs)
- Sex offender risk assessment : estimating absolute risk in sex offenders using ARAIs
- Sex offender risk assessment : the implications of aging effects on recidivism for ARAIs
- Risk judgments under conditions of uncertainty : heuristics & biases
- Policy, law, & cost-benefit of management
- Science & practice : final recommendations.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780415870443
- 0415870445
- 9780415870450
- 0415870453
- OCLC:
- 898053492
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