Evaluating sex offenders: a manual for civil commitments and beyond

The relevant components of sex offender civil commitment laws -- Procedures for conducting the assessment -- Diagnostic issues within sex offender civil commitment assessments: defining relevant paraphilias -- Diagnostic issues within sex offender civil commitment assessments: diagnostic issues beyo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Doren, Dennis M. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, Calif. [u.a.] Sage Publications 2002
In:Year: 2002
Online Access: Table of Contents (Publisher)
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Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 8 E 9528
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Keywords:
Sex Offenders > United States
Insane > Commitment and detention > United States
Mentally ill > Commitment and detention > United States
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Summary:The relevant components of sex offender civil commitment laws -- Procedures for conducting the assessment -- Diagnostic issues within sex offender civil commitment assessments: defining relevant paraphilias -- Diagnostic issues within sex offender civil commitment assessments: diagnostic issues beyond the paraphilias -- Using risk assessment instrumentation -- Recidivism base rates -- Clinical adjustments -- The evaluation report and court testimony -- Ethical issues.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XII, 243 S.
ISBN:0761921133
0761921141