Violent and Sexual Offenders: Assessment, Treatment and Management - Hardcover

9781843923831: Violent and Sexual Offenders: Assessment, Treatment and Management

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1843923831 ISBN 13: 9781843923831

Publisher: Willan, 2008

Violent and Sexual Offenders Offers an overview and analysis of issues of assessment, treatment and management of dangerous offenders. This work takes particular account of the policy and legislative changes such as the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and the development of initiatives to manage dangerous offenders, such as MAPPA (Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements). Full description

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Synopsis:

This book provides an authoritative overview and analysis of issues of assessment, treatment and management of dangerous offenders. It takes particular account of recent policy and legislative changes such as the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and the development of initiatives to manage dangerous offenders, such as MAPPA (Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements). The book addresses wider issues of risk and the dangerous offenders in the context of the risk society, questions the relationship between the assessment, treatment and management of offenders, and considers who it is appropriate to involve in this process.The book takes a multi-disciplinary approach to the assessment, treatment and management of violent and sexual offenders, and extends its coverage to include the issue of stalking. Contributors to the book bring to bear a wide range of expertise from both academic and practitioner contexts, and are drawn from the UK, Canada, New Zealand and Switzerland.

About the Author:

Jane Ireland is Professor of Forensic Psychology at the University of Central Lancashire.

Carol Ireland Principal Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Central Lancashire.

Philip Birch is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Huddersfield.

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