ABSTRACT
Building on the success of the first edition and the growth of research in the field over the past decade, this book offers an authoritative overview of the assessment, treatment, and management of violent and sexual offenders. This new and expanded edition reflects the considerable developments in research and empirical data and captures the increasing breadth of risk assessment approaches, the wider range of empirically based therapies, and the more creative means of considering management.
The second edition captures key developments in this area, with new chapters drawing on a range of pressing contemporary issues, such as female offenders, Internet offenders, terrorists, young people involved in harmful sexual behaviour, and protective factors for aggression. There is also extended coverage of the management of offenders within secure settings and in the community, referring to a wider variety of approaches and the incorporation of technology.
This book will be of considerable interest to academics, practitioners, and students engaged with understanding and/or treating violence and aggression, sex crime, forensic psychology, and the assessment, treatment, and management of offenders.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section Section I|200 pages
Risk assessment – current perspectives
chapter 2|18 pages
Thinking outside of the box
chapter 5|15 pages
Risk assessment and management of violent extremists and terrorists
chapter 7|14 pages
The family lovemap and protective factors
chapter 10|16 pages
Protective factors for violence risk
section Section II|115 pages
Clinical assessment – current perspectives
chapter 18|14 pages
The background and clinical use of the Dynamic Appraisal of Situational Aggression – Inpatient Version (DASA-IV)
section Section III|133 pages
Treatment – current perspectives
chapter 22|13 pages
Beyond traditional treatment approaches for intimate partner violence
section Section IV|83 pages
Management – current perspectives