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Author:
Craig, Leam.
Title:
Assessing risk in sex offenders : a practitioner's guide / Leam A. Craig, Kevin D. Browne and Anthony R. Beech.
Publisher:
Wiley,
Copyright Date:
c2008
Description:
xvii, 249 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Subject:
Sex offenders--United States.
Criminal behavior, Prediction of--United States.
Risk assessment--United States.
Recidivism--United States--Prevention.
Evidence, Expert--United States.
Other Authors:
Browne, Kevin D. (Kevin Dominic)
Beech, Anthony R.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-230) and index.
Contents:
Characteristics of sexual offenders -- Developmental frameworks and functional analysis -- Methodological considerations in measuring predictive accuracy -- Static factors associated with sexual recidivism -- Actuarial and clinically guided measures -- Dynamic factors associated with sexual recidivism -- Treatment and sexual recidivism -- Aetiology and risk -- Implementing risk management policy -- Improving risk assessment estimates -- Strengths based approaches to risk assessment.
ISBN:
0470018984 (pbk.)
9780470018989 (pbk.)
0470018976 (cloth)
9780470018972 (cloth)
LCCN:
2008001320
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)
N3AX771 -- Drake Law School Library (Des Moines)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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