Gebundenes Buch

Assessment and Treatment of Sexual

Beschreibung

The assessment, treatment, and management of sexual offenders with intellectual disabilities are areas of growing concern within the field of clinical forensic psychology. Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities: A Handbook presents a comprehensive collection of the most up-to-date information and practical approaches to effective assessment and treatment. Contributors are among the leading researchers and practitioners in the field of contemporary forensic psychology, and include such experts as Tony Ward and Glynis Murphy. The contributors' latest research findings on the characteristics and prevalence of sexual offenders with intellectual disabilities are summarized and key topics are covered, including theories of sexual offending, developmental pathways, risk assessment, personality disorders and psychopathy, community- and prison-based treatment programmes, and legal and mental health services. The existing literature on sexual offenders with intellectual disabilities is also reviewed, as are the latest legislative developments and treatment approaches. This is an invaluable resource for students, practitioners, and researchers who require an overview of current assessment and management techniques surrounding diminished capacity sex offenders.

Autor

Leam A. Craig is a Consultant Forensic Psychologist and Partner at Forensic Psychology Practice Ltd. He has published numerous research chapters, articles and books on the assessment and treatment of sexual offenders. He is also an Honorary Senior Research Fellow, University of Birmingham. William R. Lindsay is Lead Clinician in Scotland for Castlebeck Care and Chair of Learning Disabilities and Forensic Psychology at the University of Abertay, Dundee. He has contributed to more than 200 academic publications.  Kevin D. Browne is Professor of Forensic Psychology and Child Health at the Institute of Work, Health and Organisations at the University of Nottingham.  He is also a consultant to UNICEF and Head of the World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre on Child Care and Protection in the UK.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Mai 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 869g
• ISBN-13: 9780470058381
• ISBN-10: 0470058382
• Artikelnr.: 35330677

Rezensionen

"This well written and presented handbook is divided into six partsbeginning with the theory and incidence of sexual offending withinthe population". (Learning Disability Practice, 1 March 2011)

"...essential reading for anyone wishing to responsibly developor evaluate work with sexual offenders who have intellectualdisabilities. It is an informativeâ??yetreadableâ??volume offering an honest appraisal of an emergingfield." (Association of the Treatment for Sexual Abusers (ATSA)News Forum, Summer 2011)'Craig, Lindsay, and Browne have done a marvellous job ofcompiling this much-needed volume. The contributions provide astrong foundation for the development of effective interventionsthat promote offender responsibility and autonomy and increasetheir quality of life without compromising community safety. Foranyone who works with individuals with intellectual disabilitieswho exhibit sexually aggressive behaviour, this book is amust-read.'
--Marnie Rice, Professor of Psychiatry and BehaviouralNeurosciences at McMaster University, Canada