Assessment of Sexual Offenders Against Children
- ISBN-10
- 0761924310
- ISBN-13
- 9780761924319
- Category
- Medical
- Pages
- 87
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001-06-21
- Publisher
- SAGE
- Authors
- Vernon L. Quinsey, Martin L. Lalumiere, American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
Description
Written for mental health professionals, this indispensable guide reviews the range of relevant literature covering issues in assessing child molesters. Fully updated, this volume directs the professional to the most current knowledge available on the subject in a compact, accessible form. Readers will learn from this resource which characteristics do and do not distinguish child molesters, which situational factors are related to molestation, which instruments are used in the assessment of child molesters, how assessment information is used to appraise risk and guide treatment, and all of the elements of a useful assessment report.
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- 2001-06-01
- 96 pages
- Paperback
- Sage Publications (CA)
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