Assessment of Sexual Offenders Against Children / Edition 2

by Vernon L. Quinsey, Martin L. Lalumiere

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761924319
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	06/21/2001
Series:	ASPAC Study Guides , #1
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	104
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Quinsey, Vernon L., PhD, CPsych (Queen's Univ, Kingston, ON); Lalumiere, Martin L., PhD (Queen's Univ, Kingston, ON)

Table of Contents

Preface
Conceptual Description
Implications for Practice
Recommended Assessment Instruments