Cover; Managing Sex Offender Risk; Contents; 1. Sex Offenders: Policy and Legislative Developments; Part One The Characteristics of Sexual Offenders; 2. Adult Male Sex Offenders; 3. Female Sex Offenders; 4. Young Sex Offenders; Part Two Assessment and Effective Interventions; 5. The Risk Assessment of Sex Offenders; 6. Effective Intervention with Sexual Offenders; 7. Treatment of Sex Offenders in the UK in Prison and Probation Settings; 8. Managing Children and Young People who are Sexually Aggressive; 9. Relapse Prevention: Theory and Practice.
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Based on key research into assessment, treatment and recidivism, this book offers practical guidance on improving intervention techniques with sex offenders. The contributors explore the monitoring and surveillance strategies and cognitive-behavioural techniques currently used both in prison and in the community, and give clear directions for future practice. Providing a detailed overview of the typologies and characteristics of offenders, they suggest strategies for managing different kinds of offender, including children and young people who are sexually aggressive. The Sex Offenders Act and.