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Uniform Title Sex offenders (John Wiley & Sons)
Title Sex offenders : a criminal career approach / edited by Arjan A.J. Blokland and Patrick Lussier
Published Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2015
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Contents Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Forewords; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I Theoretical and Conceptual Issues in the Study of Sex Offending; Chapter 1 The Criminal Career Paradigm and Its Relevance to Studying Sex Offenders; Introduction; What Is a Criminal Career?; Studying Criminal Careers; Criminal Career Dimensions and Strategies for Crime Control; Applying the Criminal Career Approach to Sex Offending; References; Chapter 2 Criminal Career Features in Theories of Sexual Offending; Introduction; Criminal Career Parameters; Theories of Sexual Offending
Theories of Child Sexual OffendingTheories of Adult Sexual Offending; A Theory of General Sexual Offending; Implications for Criminal Career Parameters; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3An Integrated Life-Course Developmental Theory of Sexual Offending; Introduction; The Integrated Theory; Conclusions; References; Part II Criminal Career Patterns of Sex Offenders and Associated Issues; Chapter 4Criminal Careers for Different Juvenile Sex Offender Subgroups; Introduction; Literature Review; Theory; Methodology; Results; Conclusions; References
Chapter 5 The Childhood Risk Factors of Adolescent-Onset and Adult-Onset of Sex Offending: Evidence From a Prospective Longitudinal StudyIntroduction; Literature Review; Methodology; Measures; Results; Discussion; Theoretical and Policy Implications; Limitations; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6Assessing the Continuity of Sex Offending Over the Life Course: Evidence From Two Large Birth Cohort Studies; Introduction; Conclusion and Suggestions for Further Research; References
Chapter 7Antisocial Trajectories in Youth and the Onset of Adult Criminal Careers in Sexual Offenders of Children and WomenIntroduction; Methodology; Results; Discussion; Conclusion and Limitations; References; Chapter 8Offending Patterns Over Time: An Examination of Specialization, Escalation, and De-escalation in the Commission of Sexual Offenses; Introduction; Methodology; Measures; Results; Discussion; Limitations of the Study; Conclusion; References; Chapter 9 Criminal Career Features of Female Sexual Offenders; Introduction; Method; Results; Conclusion and Discussion; References
Chapter 10 Mayhem by Occupation: On the Relevance of Criminal Careers to Sexual Homicide OffendersIntroduction; Current Focus; Criminal Careers and Sexual Homicide Offenders; Conclusion; References; Chapter 11 Changing Prevalence of Sex Offender Convictions: Disentangling Age, Period, and Cohort Effects Over Time; Introduction; Results; Discussion and Conclusions; References; Appendix A. Home Office Categorisation of Sexual Offences (Home Office, 1998)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Sex offenders
Sex offenders -- Rehabilitation
Sex crimes
Sex Offenses
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology.
Sex crimes
Sex offenders
Sex offenders -- Rehabilitation
Form Electronic book
Author Blokland, Arie Aart Jan, 1973-
Lussier, Patrick
LC no. 2015013587
ISBN 9781118314654
1118314654
9781118314661
1118314662
9781118314630
1118314638
0470975458
9780470975459
9780470975466
0470975466