Evaluating Sex Offenders: A Manual for Civil Commitments and BeyondDennis M. Doren SAGE Publications, 2002 M04 10 - 256 páginas A professional volume to help practitioners, clinicians, counselors, and parole officers, assess risk and evaluate offenders who have been convicted of a sex crime. This is the most comprehensive volume available on every aspect of assessing risk. It compares all current risk assessment techniques of sex offenders in terms of ease of use, reliability, and predictive power. It is a complete guide to assessing sex offenders for likelihood of re-offense, and it provides a wealth of information on other aspects of the assessment process, including information gathering, interviewing offenders, and writing reports. Chapter topics include: defining risk; data gathering; diagnostic issues; recidivism base rates; risk factor lists; actuarial scales; instrumentation (violent and sexual); the evaluation report; presenting in court; ethical issues. |
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... Paraphilias Defending the Labels We Use Why Diagnose at All? DSM-IV Definitional Problems for Paraphilia Paraphilia, Not Otherwise Specified, Nonconsent Other Relevant Types of Paraphilia NOS Thresholds for Diagnosing a Paraphilia The ...
... paraphilia, personality disorder or conduct disorder or any combination of paraphilia, personality disorder and conduct disorder [that predisposes the person to commit sexual acts to such a degree as to render the person a danger to the ...
... paraphilia, and/or personality disorder. “Acquired or congenital . . .” The commonality and centrality of the initial definitional phrase “acquired or congenital condition affecting the emotional, [cognitive] or volitional capacity ...
... paraphilias and personality disorders (the most common relevant diagnoses among sex offenders who are civilly committed) probably have no deficit in this area. They can typically formulate a list of pros and cons and make decisions ...
... Paraphilias often signal this type of impairment. Another way to phrase this same perspective on volitional impairment is that the person's desire for sexual contact involving children and/or violence is sufficiently strong that it ...
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2 Procedures for Conducting the Assessment | 27 |
Defining Relevant Paraphilias | 51 |
Diagnostic Issues Beyond the Paraphilias | 87 |
5 Using Risk Assessment Instrumentation | 103 |
6 Recidivism Base Rates | 145 |
7 Clinical Adjustments | 161 |
8 The Evaluation Report and Court Testimony | 179 |
Appendix A | 201 |
Appendix B | 211 |
Appendix C | 217 |
Appendix D | 225 |
References | 229 |
Index | 237 |
About the Author | 243 |
9 Ethical Issues | 189 |
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Evaluating Sex Offenders: A Manual for Civil Commitments and Beyond Dennis M. Doren Vista previa limitada - 2002 |
Evaluating Sex Offenders: A Manual for Civil Commitments and Beyond Dennis M. Doren Vista previa limitada - 2002 |
Evaluating Sex Offenders: A Manual for Civil Commitments and Beyond Dennis M. Doren Vista previa limitada - 2002 |