Desistance from sex offending : alternatives to throwing away the keys / D. Richard Laws, Tony Ward.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Laws, D. Richard.

Contributor:

Ward, Tony, 1954 March 17-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex offenders--Rehabilitation.

Sex offenders.

Sex offenders--Services for.

Sex crimes--Prevention.

Sex crimes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Guilford Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book offers a fresh perspective on treating a population that is often demonized by policymakers, the public, and even clinicians. The authors argue that most sex offenders are ""people like us,"" with the potential to lead meaningful, law-abiding lives-if given a chance and appropriate support. They describe an empirically and theoretically grounded rehabilitation approach, the Good Lives Model, which can be integrated with the assessment and intervention approaches that clinicians already use. Drawing on the latest knowledge about factors promoting desistance from crime, the boo

Contents:

Front matter; Contents; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Chapter 16; Chapter 17; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-88646-0

9786612886461

1-60623-937-6

OCLC:

676688635