From a rehabilitation series–what works for those who've sexually offended
The Wiley Handbook of What Works with Sexual Offenders is an important addition to the What Works in Offender Rehabilitation handbook series. This handbook specifically looks at the topics of sexual offender theory, assessment, rehabilitation, prevention, policy, and risk management. Current assessment frameworks and intervention programmes are evaluated, with consideration of treatment efficacy.
The handbook provides professionals with an evidence-based approach to the management and rehabilitation of individuals who have sexually offended, while presenting ideas on the prevention of sexual abuse. Concepts and theory behind sexual offender rehabilitation are presented with a focus on how this information can be applied in the development of real-world policies that seek to reduce re-offending.
The Wiley Handbook of What Works with Sexual Offenders also includes discussions from renowned international researchers and clinicians on the empirical findings of treatment effectiveness.
Presents theory, research, policy, and practice related to sexual offenses Addresses a full range of topics, such as sexual aggression, structured risk assessment, sexual offenders with intellectual disabilities, and pharmacological treatment of sexual offenders Discusses how conceptual and theoretical material can be used in establishing policy and practice
As an important reference work, this rehabilitation handbook offers material for practitioners, including probation officers, social workers and psychologists. Each handbook within the What Works in Offender Rehabilitation series studies current theory, policy, and practice related to a type of offending.
About the Editors ix About the Contributors xi Introduction xvii Jean Proulx Part I Theories of Sexual Offenders 1 Jean Proulx, Section Coordinator 1 Theories That Explain Sexual Aggression Against Women 3 Jonathan James and Jean Proulx 2 Theories That Explain the Sexual Abuse of Children 23 Beth Dangerfield, Gaye Ildeniz, and Caoilte O Ciardha 3 A Developmental Life‐Course View of Sexual Offending: Taking Stock of Research on the Life‐Course Development of Antisocial and Criminal Behavior 39 Patrick Lussier and Evan McCuish 4 What Works to Prevent Sexual Violence from a Global Health Perspective 71 Greta Massetti, Laura Chiang, and Beverly Fortson Part II Assessment of Sexual Offenders 87 Leam A. Craig and Franca Cortoni, Section Coordinators 5 Risk Assessment in Individuals Convicted of Sexual Offenses 89 Martin Rettenberger and Leam A. Craig 6 The Psychometric Assessment of Sexual Aggressors 103 Helen Wakeling 7 Indirect and Physiological Approaches to Assessing Deviant Sexual Interests 123 Kevin L. Nunes and Chloe I. Pedneault 8 Assessing Sadism in Sexual Offenders 139 Tamsin Higgs, Alex Lord, Ewa B. Stefanska, and Derek Perkins 9 Neurobiological Considerations on the Etiological Approach to Sexual Offender Assessment: CAse Formulation Incorporating Risk Assessment–Version 2 (CAFIRA–v2) 153 Leam A. Craig, Martin Rettenberger, and Anthony R. Beech Part III Management of Sexual Offenders 175 Franca Cortoni and Leam A. Craig, Section Coordinators 10 The Utility of Treatment for Sexual Offenders 177 Liam E. Marshall 11 Contemporary Programs Designed for the Tertiary Prevention of Recidivism by People Convicted of a Sexual Offense: A Review, and the U.K. Perspective 185 Laura Ramsay, Adam J. Carter, and Jamie S. Walton 12 Ensuring Responsive Treatment Options for Male Adults Who Have Sexually Offended 201 Robin J. Wilson, Yolanda Fernandez, and David S. Prescott 13 Pharmacological Treatment of Sexual Offenders 217 Rajan Darjee and Alex Quinn 14 Community Dynamic Risk Management of Persons Who Have Sexually Offended 247 Robin J. Wilson, Jeffrey C. Sandler, and Kieran McCartan Part IV Special Populations 265 Jean Proulx, Section Coordinator 15 Evidence‐Based Assessment and Treatment Approaches for Adolescents Who Have Engaged in Sexually Abusive Behavior 267 Alex R. Dopp, Cameron M. Perrine, Kathryn E. Parisi, Morgan A. Hill, and Michael F. Caldwell 16 Female Sexual Offenders 279 Franca Cortoni and Georgi Stefanov 17 Sexual Murderers 295 Jean Proulx, Jonathan James, and Tamsin Higgs 18 Online Sexual Offenders: Typologies, Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention 311 Sarah Paquette, Francis Fortin, and Derek Perkins 19 An Evidence‐Based Model of Treatment for People with Cognitive Disability Who Have Committed Sexually Abusive Behavior 327 Matthew C. Frize, Jessica Griffith, Robert Durham, and Catherine Ranson 20 The Role of Major Mental Illness in Problematic Sexual Behavior: Current Perspectives and Controversies 353 Heather M. Moulden, Jeffrey Abracen, Jan Looman, and Drew A. Kingston 21 Noncontact Sexual Offenses 371 Jennifer DeFeo 22 Sadistic Sexual Aggressors 387 Nicholas Longpre, Jean‐Pierre Guay, and Raymond A. Knight Part V Policy and Prevention 411 Elizabeth J. Letourneau, Section Coordinator 23 Community‐Based Approaches to Sex Offender Management 413 Wayne A. Logan 24 Problem Sexual Behavior: A Review of Youth‐Focused Policies 427 Rebecca Fix, Maggie Ingram, and Elizabeth J. Letourneau 25 International Approaches to the Management of Perpetrators of Sexual Harm Policy: Preventative, Practical, or Political? 441 Kieran McCartan and Katherine Gotch 26 Integrating Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Strategies into Youth‐Serving Organizations 455 Keith Kaufman, Miranda Sitney, Judith Zatkin, Erin McConnell, and Alyssa Glace 27 Youth‐Focused Child Sexual Abuse-Perpetration Prevention Strategies 473 Ryan T. Shields, Daniel B. Rothman, and Elizabeth J. Letourneau 28 Sexual Violence Prevention with Young Adult Males: Considering Gender Inequality in an Ecological Context 489 Christopher T. Allen and Christine A. Gidycz Index 509
Jean Proulx is a Professor in, and the Director of, the School of Criminology at the University of Montreal, and Researcher at the International Centre for Comparative Criminology at that university. Since 1987, he has also been active, both as researcher and forensic psychologist, in treatment programs for sex offenders at the Philippe-Pinel Institute of Montreal, a maximum-security psychiatric institution. His main research interests are the pathways in the offending process, personality profiles, and sexual preferences and recidivism risk factors in sexual murderers, rapists, paedophiles and incest offenders. Over the last 30 years, he has published 10 books, and more than 150 book chapters and peer-reviewed articles in French and in English. Franca Cortoni is Professor in the School of Criminology, University of Montreal, Canada, and a Research Fellow at the International Centre of Comparative Criminology. She previously worked in the Correctional Service of Canada as Director of Programming Research. She has published over 90 papers and 5 books on issues related to male and female sexual offenders. Her current research focuses on the effectiveness of treatment for sexual offenders. Leam A. Craig, is a Consultant Forensic and Clinical Psychologist and Partner at Forensic Psychology Practice, UK. He is a Visiting Professor of Forensic Clinical Psychology at Birmingham City University and Hon. Professor of Forensic Psychology at the University of Birmingham, UK. He acts as an expert witness in the assessment and treatment of offenders and in matters of child protection. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and the Academy of Social Sciences and Chairs the Expert Witness Advisory Group. He has over 100 publications including 12 books. Elizabeth J. Letourneau is Professor, Department of Mental Health and Director, Moore Center for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is recognized for her expertise on child sexual abuse perpetration prevention, practice and policy. She has published more than 100 papers and chapters informed by research funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute of Justice, Oak Foundation, and the Open Society Foundation among others.
