Evaluating sex offenders a manual for civil commitments and beyond

Evaluating sex offenders : a manual for civil commitments and beyond / Dennis M. Doren.

Author/creator	Doren, Dennis M.
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications,
Description	xii, 243 p. ; 26 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Supplemental Content	Full text available from SAGE Research Methods Core
Subject(s)	Sex offenders--United States. Mentally ill--Commitment and detention --United States.

Contents	Relevant components of sex offender civil commitment laws: the evaluation "referral questions" -- 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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-236) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2002000199
ISBN	0761921133 (c)
ISBN	0761921141 (p)

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