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Evaluating Sex Offenders

A Manual for Civil Commitments and Beyond
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How to Evaluate Sexual Predators collects, compares, and contrasts all risk assessment instruments currently available including the pros and cons of each as well as the reliability and ease of use. Practitioners will have all these instruments in one volume and they will be able to make an intelligent decision on which one to use. How to Evaluate Sexual Predators is the first book where suggested diagnostic criteria for a certain disorder, Paraphilia Not Otherwise Specified, Non-consent, are enumerated and explicated and where certain error rates (called confidence intervals) are printed concerning actuarial risk assessment instrument estimates.
Introduction; The Relevant Components Of Sex Offender Civil Commitment Laws: The Evaluation "Referral Questions"; Procedures for Conducting the Assessment; Diagnostic Issues Within Sex Offender Civil Commitment Assessments: Defining Relevant Paraphilias; Diagnostic Issues Within Sex Offender Civil Commitment Assessments: Diagnostic Issues Beyond The Paraphilias; Using Risk Assessment Instrumentation; Recidivism Base Rates; Clinical Adjustments; The Evaluation Report and Court Testimony; Ethical Issues
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