1st Edition
Managing High Risk Sex Offenders in the Community Risk Management, Treatment and Social Responsibility
By Karen Harrison
Copyright 2010
336 Pages
by
Willan
336 Pages
by
Willan
336 Pages
by
Willan
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Sex offenders, and in particular paedophiles, have been the subject of much political and media attention, producing intensive debates about the best way of dealing with them. This book explores these issues, evaluating the measures in use or being considered, including drug treatment, MAPPA, the use of the Sex Offender Register, restorative justice techniques, and treatment programmes. It is... Read more
Preface, Karen Harrison Part I: Introduction 1. Paedophilia: definitions and aetiology, Karen Harrison, Kieran McCartan and Rachel Manning 2. High-risk sex offenders: issues of policy, Mark Farmer and Ruth Mann Part II: Risk Management 3. Effective multi-agency public protection: learning from the research, Jason Wood and Hazel Kemshall 4. The sex offender register, community notification and some reflections on privacy, Terry Thomas Part III: Treatment and Risk Reduction 5. An introduction to sex offender treatment programmes and their risk reduction efficacy, Sarah Brown 6. The use of pharmacotherapy with high-risk sex offenders, Karen Harrison 7. Restorative justice and the reintegration of high-risk sex offenders, Anne-Marie McAlinden Part IV: Special Offender Groups 8. Female sexual offenders: a special sub-group, Franca Cortoni 9. Enhancing community collaboration to stop sexual harm by youth, Joann Schladale 10. Mentally disordered sex offenders, Brad Booth 11. Intellectualy disabled sexual offenders: subgroup profiling and recidivism after outpatient treatment, Joan van Horn, Jules Mulder and Ine Kusters Part V: Social and Moral Responsibilities 12. Cyber-sex offenders: patterns, prevention and protection, Majid Yar 13. Media constructions of and reactions to paedophilia in society, Kieran Mc Cartan 14. Dignity and dangerousness: sex offenders and the community - human rights in the balance? Bernadette Rainey
Biography
Karen Harrison is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Hull.
'Karen Harrison, the editor, closes the preface with this comment: "whether he overall aim (to identify methods to prevent further sexual victimization) has been achieved is for the reader to assess". According to this humble reader, this aim is fully achieved if, and only if, professionals consider the conclusions reached by the authors. This is an extraordinary book that truly opens the eyes. All professionals wanting to really understand paedophilia should consider this book compulsory reading. It not only includes difficult theoretical questions but also raises practical challenges which must be taken into consideration when researching and in practice.' – Olga Sanchez De Ribera, PhD Student, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge in the Howard Journal Vol 49 No 5. December 2010
