Vernon L. Quinsey

Edward Zamble

This book addresses why criminal offenders repeat their actions after being released from prison.

The Criminal Recidivism Process

Robert J. McMahon

Ray DeV Peters

This volume provides a unique life span developmental perspective on a major social problem - aggressive and violent behaviour. Among the topics explored are bullying among schoolchildren, helping families change, wife battering, sex offenders and elder abuse. Integrating empirical research with clinical applications, contributors start by examining issues in the development of aggressive behaviour in young children and its progression in older children and adolescents. An exploration of the cause, effect and treatment of such behaviour in adults follows.

Aggression and Violence Throughout the Life Span

The primary focus of this book is on criminal violence of both mentally disordered and criminal inmates, whose histories of criminal violence raise serious societal concerns about the commission of future acts of violence. It is difficult for legal experts, psychologists, and policy makers to make decisions that strike the proper balance between an offender's civil liberties and community safety. Such a balance requires an accurate assessment of the likelihood that an individual offender will commit a new violent or sexual offense. On the basis of their research on mentally disordered offenders, sex offenders, fire setters, and psychopathic offenders, the authors have devised an actuarial assessment instrument, the Violence Risk Appraisal Guide. The authors argue that risk management can be improved by combining what is already known about predicting violence, clinical decision making, and program evaluation. They conclude that the results of their applied research have implications for our understanding of the etiology of violent criminal behavior.

Appraising and Managing Risk

Violent Offenders

Grant T. Harris

Marnie E. Rice

Catherine A. Cormier

In this new edition, the authors update their review, focusing on the actuarial instruments they developed and described earlier and on the measures they have continued to develop. In their lively style, they review the commentary on risk appraisal, addressing 20 of the most common arguments against actuarial risk appraisal. They clarify how to score items of the Violence Risk Appraisal Guide (VRAG) and Sex Offender Risk Appraisal Guide (SORAG), based on extensive inquiries from professionals who use these instruments in the field. Lastly, they provide a more detailed description of the development of the SORAG.

David Hingsburger

Dorothy M. Griffiths

À partir de l'expérience et de la pratique des auteurs oeuvrant au York Central Hospital, ce document propose un programme multi-facettes permettant de modifier les comportements sexuels déviants que peuvent avoir certaines personnes ayant une déficience intellectuelle. Il est alors question de ressources communautaires pouvant intervenir auprès de ces personnes, des diverses thérapeutiques utilisées en ce qui a trait aux comportements sexuels déviants, de la planification de l'évaluation ainsi que du traitement de ces comportements.

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