| Theories of Sexual Offending Contributor(s): Ward, Tony (Author), Polaschek, Devon (Author), Beech, Anthony R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0470094818 ISBN-13: 9780470094815 Publisher: Wiley OUR PRICE: $87.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2005 Annotation: This comprehensive text provides an up-to-date review and critique of current theorising about sexual offending. It presents the key ideas underpinning each theory in a clear and accessible manner. Theories are rigorously tested and evaluated, and their merits are examined from both a research and a clinical point of view. Importantly, the emphasis is on providing clear links between theory and practice, and the clinical implications of the different theories and perspectives are explicitly discussed. In addition, a number of new ideas about the aetiology of sexual offending are presented. "Theories of Sexual Offending" is one of the few books to draw all of the disparate strands of theorising together, and is the only one to clearly link theory to practice. It will be a valuable resource for any professional working with sexual offenders, such as clinical and forensic psychologists, psychiatrists, probation officers and social workers. It will also be of interest to students of forensic and clinical psychology. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychopathology - General - Psychology | Human Sexuality (see Also Social Science - Human Sexuality) - Social Science | Criminology |
| Dewey: 616.858 |
| LCCN: 2005010208 |
| Series: Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.7" W x 9.6" (1.40 lbs) 400 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This comprehensive text provides an up-to-date review and critique of current theorising about sexual offending. It presents the key ideas underpinning each theory in a clear and accessible manner. Theories are rigorously tested and evaluated, and their merits are examined from both a research and a clinical point of view. Importantly, the emphasis is on providing clear links between theory and practice, and the clinical implications of the different theories and perspectives are explicitly discussed. In addition, a number of new ideas about the aetiology of sexual offending are presented. Theories of Sexual Offending is one of the few books to draw all of the disparate strands of theorising together, and is the only one to clearly link theory to practice. It will be a valuable resource for any professional working with sexual offenders, such as clinical and forensic psychologists, psychiatrists, probation officers and social workers. It will also be of interest to students of forensic and clinical psychology. |