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Sex Offender Treatment
This important volume brings together findings in the psychological and medical treatment of sex offenders. It disseminates research from experts around the world in the field of sex offender treatment, making this knowledge available to researchers and clinicians everywhere. Professionals struggling to find effective methods for treating their patients will find Sex Offender Treatment a valuable tool for their daily work. Chapters in Sex Offender Treatment cover a variety of topics. Authors examine such areas as psychodynamic and psychiatric disorders associated with the sex offender, findings on pharmacologic interventions, treatment techniques and the public perception of sex offender tre...
Sex Offender Treatment
This collection of papers discusses standards of care for the treatment of adult sex offenders as well as interpersonal violence, aggression, pedophilia and exhibitionism. Other topics include : the importance of good assessment techniques; issues affecting victims and families of sex offenders; why treatment does not work for some sex offenders; and, special types of sex offenders such as those with learning difficulties or mental retardation.
Sexual Offender Treatment
Gain a better understanding of the biological, psychological, and social aspects of sex offenders, their crimes, and the treatments that can help them The treatment of sexual offenders varies from culture to culture and nation to nation. Sexual Offender Treatment: Biopsychosocial Perspectives assists sex therapists, counselors, psychiatrists, and psychologists working in sex offender treatment around the world in providing more effective services. This book looks at the behavior of sexual offenders and offers treatment approaches that will stimulate your thinking and help you improve your research and treatment methodologies. This valuable and informative book introduces and discusses the fo...
Understand Offending
Drawing on her extensive experience in counseling families and individuals with sexual problems, psychologist Margretta Dwyer delivers a timely look at some of the sexual issues facing us today in Understand Offending. Dwyer believes the emphasis on natural, healthy sexual development is imperative to creating an atmosphere conducive to debunking myths and false teachings on sexuality. Dwyer also focuses on those who commit sexual offences and explores the reasons behind their problems. This detailed, practical guide explores issues facing children, teenagers, and adults in the often-confusing world of sexual behaviour. With a comprehensive glossary and an easy-to-understand format, Understand Offending unveils the misconceptions surrounding sexual offences and offers a clear path to healing through therapy. "Readers of Dwyer's book will find a wealth of practical advice regarding the webs of sexual anguish."-Robert T. Francoeur, Ph.D., author, The Continuum Complete International Encyclopaedia of Sexuality
Transcendental Meditation in Criminal Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention
This is a collection of papers on the use of Maharishi Transcendental Meditation® and TM-Sidhi programs to reduce offender recidivism. The papers provide a theoretical overview, new original research findings, and examples of practical implementation. Studies covering periods of 1-15 years indicate that employing the Maharishi Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programs may reduce recidivism by 35-50%.
Treating Substance Abusers in Correctional Contexts
The papers in this collection present an overview of new and emerging models for treatment of drug-involved offenders. They explore types of treatment that operate under the surveillance of courts and the criminal justice system, from in-prison programs to residential substance abuse treatment (RSAT) and substance abuse treatment (SAT) programs in the community. Topics covered include: outcome assessments, event-history analysis, relapse prevention, rehabilitation, diversion, and therapeutic justice.
Rehabilitation Issues, Problems, and Prospects in Boot Camp
Boot camps-what are their effects on criminal behavior? Public and political support for boot camps as alternative correctional facilities has rarely faltered since their inception decades ago, though their efficacy remains uncertain. Rehabilitation Issues, Problems, and Prospects in Boot Camp explores all facets of the controversial issue, from the attitudes and perceptions of the public, to the political motivations in maintaining them, on to the latest research on the camps and their graduates. Respected authorities discuss boot camps’ effectiveness on diverse groups according to age, gender, race, and correctional facility. Cost factors between boot camps and other correctional institu...
False Allegations Of Child Sexual Abuse
False allegations of child sexual abuse are an unfortunate reality in both civil and criminal settings. When the fate of a client turns on the ability to understand, organize and integrate complex components of expert testimony, you will want to turn to False Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse: Attorney & Client Desk Reference. Written by an "insider" - The author's extensive experience in forensic social work and psychotherapy – both as a protective caseworker and private practitioner – will provide you with critical insights into the weaknesses of expert evaluations and testimony in cases of false allegations. Written in a practical, straight-forward style, you will learn the hallmarks of the false allegation and be provided with specific methods for exposing the falsehoods.
Treating Substance Abusers in Correctional Contexts
Get the latest information on new and emerging modalities for treating drug-involved offenders! Treating Substance Abusers in Correctional Contexts: New Understandings, New Modalities analyzes the shift in policy and attitude away from two decades of the harsh punishment that characterized the war on drugs toward a more treatment-oriented “medicalization” of the problem. Edited by Dr. Nathaniel J. Pallone, editor of the Journal of Offender Rehabilitation (Haworth), the book presents an overview of new and emerging models for treatment of drug-involved offenders in a variety of settings. An international panel of authors examines the “rather treat than fight” approach to the war on dr...
Chemical Dependency and Intimacy Dysfunction
The failure to deal with social-sexual issues may impair the progress of recovery in a chemically dependent individual and his or her family. The failure to deal with sexual compulsivity in intravenous drug abusers may seriously impair our ability to deal with AIDS. The failure to deal with chemical dependence may render family therapy ineffective in the treatment of sex offenders. Despite the connection between chemical dependency and intimacy dysfunction, the intimacy concerns are rarely recognized in the diagnosis, treatment, and aftercare of the chemically dependent person and his or family. In this pioneering work, experts in the fields of chemical dependence and human sexuality provide professionals with information and skills to deal with intimacy dysfunction issues--offering hope for improving treatment and rehabilitation of chemically dependent individuals and their families. Typical intimacy dysfunctions are explored, as well as treatment methods and strategies that have proven to be effective. A valuable resource guide, this comprehensive volume addresses the key issues in the multidisciplinary approach to the study of chemical dependency and intimacy dysfunction.
