1st Edition
Rehabilitating Criminal Sexual Psychopaths Legislative Mandates, Clinical Quandaries
By Nathaniel J. Pallone
Copyright 1990
138 Pages
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Routledge
140 Pages
by
Routledge
140 Pages
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Routledge
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More than half the states in the US have legislation on sex offenders that distinguishes between those whose offense is incidental to other offenses ("felony" sexual offenders), and those who engage in "repetitive, habitual, or compulsive" sex offenses ("criminal sexual psychopaths"). This second category is the subject of this book. The legislation specifies that criminal sexual psychopaths must... Read more
Preface. 1 Both Guilty and Mentally Ill: Topography of a Twilight Zone. 2 The Legislative Basis: Genesis of a Twilight Zone. 3 Criminally Deviant Sexual Behavior: Incidence and Sequelae. 4 Clinical Inclusionary Criteria and Their Uncertain Application. 5 Standard and Aggressive Methods of Treatment and Their Legal Constraints. 6 Exits: Differential Criteria and Pathways for Release. 7 Reprise: The Clinical Quandaries Revisited. References. Index
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Nathaniel J. Pallone
