Sexual abusers -- The cognitive distortions and implicit theories of child sexual abusers / Jo Thakker, Tony Ward, & Shruti Navathe -- The implicit theories of rapists and sexual murders / Dawn Fisher & Anthony Beech -- Cognitive distortions as belief, value and action judgments / Tony Ward, Kirsten Keown & Theresa Gannon -- Child sexual abuse-related cognition : current research / Theresa Gannon & Jane Wood -- Rape-related cognition : current research / Calvin Langton -- Changing child sexual abusers' cognition / Christopher Dean, Ruth Mann, Rebecca Milner & Shadd Maruna -- Cognitive treatment just for rapists : recent developments / Lynne Eccleston & Claire Owen -- Violent offenders -- Theoretical explanations of aggression and violence / Marc Sestir & Bruce Bartholow -- Violence-related cognition : current research / Rachael Collie, James Vess & Sharlene Murdoch -- Moral cognition and aggression / Emma Palmer -- Treatments for angry aggression / Clive Hollin & Claire Bloxsom -- Alcohol and aggressive cognition / Mary McMurran -- The cognition of domestic abusers : explanations, evidence & treatment / Elizabeth Gilchrist
Summary
The book focuses specifically on aggressive offenders and is divided into two parts. Part I deals with sexual abusers whilst Part II is concerned with violent offenders. Each part discusses theory, latest research and treatment related information. Emphasis is placed on discussing cognition in context i.e. identifying the factors impacting upon and related to offenders cognition
