Assessing Risk in Sex Offenders: A Practitioner's Guide (Paperback)

About the Authors.

Preface: the Extent of Sexual Violence and the risk Approach.

Acknowledgements.

Part I: Background, Developmental Frameworks and Predictive Accuracy.

1. Characteristics of Sexual Offenders.

2. Developmental Frameworks and Functional Analysis.

3. Methodological Considerations in Measuring Predictive Accuracy.

Part II: Static Risk Factors.

4. Static Factors Associated with Sexual Recidivism.

5. Actuarial and Clinically Guides Measures.

Part III: Dynamic Risk Factors.

6. Dynamic Factors Associated with Sexual Recidivism.

7. Treatment and Sexual Recidivism.

Part IV: Structuring Risk Assessment.

8. Aetiology and Risk.

Part V: Policy and Practice.

9. Implementing Risk Management Policy.

10. Improving Risk Assessment Estimates.

11. Strengths Based Approaches to Risk Assessment.

References.

Index.