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The Juvenile Sex Offender
From leading scientists and practitioners, this authoritative work examines what is known about the nature and development of juvenile sexual offending, the consequences for both victims and perpetrators, and approaches to assessment, intervention, and relapse prevention. Pathways of normal sexual development are described, and the biological, social, and psychological processes that lead to sexual conduct problems are investigated. The book explores how juvenile offenders are dealt with in the mental health and criminal justice systems, reviews available psychological and pharmacological treatment approaches, and provides research-based recommendations for improving existing practices.
Facilitating Desistance from Aggression and Crime
In Facilitating Desistance from Aggression and Crime: Theory, Research, & Strength-Based Practices, Drs. Calvin Langton and James Worling have gathered together internationally renowned authorities in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, criminology, social work, and law, to critically examine desistance as a construct, process, and outcome as well as the place of strengths work in correctional and forensic mental health settings. Integrating theory, emprical evidence, and applied practices, this timely volume is an essential scholarly resource with a clear practical emphasis for policy makers, researchers, practitioners, and graduate students.
Facilitating Desistance from Aggression and Crime
In Facilitating Desistance from Aggression and Crime: Theory, Research, & Strength-Based Practices, Drs. Calvin Langton and James Worling have gathered together internationally renowned authorities in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, criminology, social work, and law, to critically examine desistance as a construct, process, and outcome as well as the place of strengths work in correctional and forensic mental health settings. Integrating theory, emprical evidence, and applied practices, this timely volume is an essential scholarly resource with a clear practical emphasis for policy makers, researchers, practitioners, and graduate students.
The Wiley Handbook on the Theories, Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offending
The Wiley Handbook on the Theories, Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offending is a three-volume collection of up-to-date readings contributed by international experts relating to the assessment, intervention, and theoretical foundations of sexual offending. Includes in-depth and up-to-date assessment and treatment approaches for adult male, female, juvenile, and cognitively-impaired offenders Features contributions by leading experts in each specialized field from around the world including Bill Marshall, Bill Lindsay, and Tony Ward Offers cutting-edge theories of sexual offending, including the latest multifactorial and single-factor theories
Handbook of Clinical Intervention with Young People who Sexually Abuse
This handbook reviews the growing body of empirical and theoretical knowledge on juvenile sex offenders and indicates how this knowledge can be used to guide and develop evidence-based practice for assessment and treatment.
Sourcebook of Treatment Programs for Sexual Offenders
A guide for the design and implementation of treatment programs, this book emphasizes clinical issues over research and offers valuable suggestions for dealing with problems that arise in treatment. Contributors describe their work in prisons, psychiatric institutions, and community settings. Special attention is given to culturally sensitive treatments and to special populations, including professionals, clergy, juveniles, women, and the physically challenged.
Juvenile Sex Offenders
Despite the fact that media bombard the public with the notion that sex offenders are everywhere-and could be just next door—official sources show that official sex offense rates have been steadily declining over the past 10 years. Yet, when a juvenile is accused of a sexually-based crime, media attention is swift and relentless. The truth about juvenile sex offenders is often, therefore, misunderstood. In many cases, such offenders are victims themselves. Here, Gibson and Vandiver reveal the truth about juvenile sex offenders and what can be done to help them and to prevent the cycle of abuse that leads to such tragic outcomes. This book sets the records straight about juvenile sex offend...
The Oxford Handbook of Sex Offences and Sex Offenders
The Oxford Handbook on Sex Offenses and Sex Offenders provides comprehensive, even-handed analysis of the myriad of topics related to sex offenses, including pornography, sex trafficking, criminal justice responses, and the role of social media in sex crimes. Extending beyond the existing scholarly research on the topic, this volume teases out the key debates, controversies, and challenges involved in addressing sex crimes.
Contemporary Social Problems
* Revised chapter sequence based on user feedback: chapters flow from macro to micro level following the most commonly taught table of contents * New 'Social Constructions of Social Problems' feature provides insights for students on how social problems develop. * New 'The Globalization of Social Problems' boxes offer cross-cultural comparisons, and illustrate the universality of many social problems. * New 'Thinking About the Future' feature stimulates the sociological imagination, providing an uplifting, pro-active approach, enabling students to offer their own solutions and provide lively class debate. * Cutting-edge topics include gay genetics, charter schools, blended families, the impact of divorce on children, voter apathy, world hunger, and deforestation. * Expanded discussions of feminist and post-modernist viewpoints, global warming, pollution, HMOs and non-marital births. * Vincent Parrillos Website is linked to the Companion Website with Online Practice Tests. The authors website includes interactive social problems activities. *Eclectic theoretical approach to the study of social problems, covering all three major sociological perspectives (functionalist, conflict, int
