Managing sex offender risk / edited by Hazel Kemshall and Gill McIvor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kemshall, Hazel, 1958-

McIvor, Gill, 1959-

Series:

Research highlights in social work ; 46.

Research highlights in social work ; 46

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex offenders.

Social work with sex offenders--Great Britain.

Social work with sex offenders.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Based on key research into assessment, treatment and recidivism, this book offers practical guidance on improving intervention techniques with sex offenders. The contributors explore the monitoring and surveillance strategies and cognitive-behavioural techniques currently in use, and give clear directions for future practice.

Contents:

Managing Sex Offender Risk; Contents; 1. Sex Offenders: Policy and Legislative Developments; Part One The Characteristics of Sexual Offenders; 2. Adult Male Sex Offenders; 3. Female Sex Offenders; 4. Young Sex Offenders; Part Two Assessment and Effective Interventions; 5. The Risk Assessment of Sex Offenders; 6. Effective Intervention with Sexual Offenders; 7. Treatment of Sex Offenders in the UK in Prison and Probation Settings; 8. Managing Children and Young People who are Sexually Aggressive; 9. Relapse Prevention: Theory and Practice

Part Three Community-based Risk Management Strategies10. Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements: Key Issues; 11. Sex Offender Registers and Monitoring; THE CONTRIBUTORS; SUBJECT INDEX; AUTHOR INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786610266968

9781280266966

1280266961

9781423710011

1423710010

9781846420306

184642030X

OCLC:

567972157