Sexual offenses and offenders : theory, practice, and policy / Karen J. Terry, John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Terry, Karen J. (Author)
Language:English
Published: Belmont, CA : Wadsworth/Cengage Learning, [2013]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Sex crimes.
Sex offenders > Psychology.
Sexual abuse victims.
Sex offenders > Government policy > United States.
Sex crimes > Research.
Sex offenders > Government policy.
Physical Description:xv, 364 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • PART I. Understanding Sexual Offending: Incidence, Prevalence, and Cause
  • Sexual offenses and offenders
  • Historical perspectives on sexual behavior
  • Etiology of sexually deviant behavior
  • Cycles of sexual offending
  • PART 2. Offender Typologies, Special Groups of Offenders and Victims.
  • Types and typologies of sexual offenders
  • Juvenile offenders
  • Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children.
  • Sexual Offending in Institutional Settings
  • Victims
  • PART III. Responses to Sexual Offenders: Treatment, Punishment and Community Regulations.
  • Management and supervision of sex offenders in the Community
  • Assessment and treatment of sexual offenders
  • Incapacitating Sex Offenders.