AuthorRich, Phil
TitleJuvenile sexual offenders : a comprehensive guide to risk evaluation / Phil Rich
Imprint Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2009
Descript vii, 484 p. : ill. ; 25 cm

CONTENT

The concept of risk in adults and adolescents -- The fifth question : why risk assessment? -- A theory of and model for risk assessment -- Risk assessment in children and adolescents -- Distinctions and heterogeneity among juvenile sexual offenders -- Case studies in heterogeneity -- Risk factors for juvenile sexual abuse -- The power of protection : protective factors and risk -- Distinguishing sexually abusive behavior from other sexualized behaviors -- Assessing risk in children with sexual behavior problems -- The comprehensive assessment of risk -- Projecting risk : tools for risk assessment -- Using the instruments -- Reviewing available and in development instruments -- Practice guidelines and processes for comprehensive risk assessment -- Approaching and conducting the assessment -- Conducting interviews -- Interviewing the youth -- The assessment report -- Risk in a social world : sexually troubled behavior in context -- Applying the ideas


SUBJECT

  1. Teenage sex offenders -- Risk assessment
  2. Teenage sex offenders -- Evaluation

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