Sexually Violent Predators: A Clinical Science Handbook

Historical overview.- An overview of legislation.- Sexually violent predators legislation: arguments pro and con.- Management of sexually violent predators while in federal custody.- Can sexually violent predators be managed in community settings?.- What happens to civillycommitted sexually violent predators? The state of treatment for incarcerated sex offenders.- Offenders targeting children vs. offenders targeting adults.- Juvenile offenders and sexual violence .- Understanding recidivism in the treatment of sexual offenders.- The psychometrics of risk assessments for the paraphilias.- A general psychometric overview of sexually violent predators criteria: what is the burden? .- Statistical controversies in sexually violent predators assessments.- What constructs ought to be measured when conducting sexually violent predators evaluations? .- Comorbid mental health problems in sexually violent predators.- Cultural considerations in sexually violent predators evaluations.- Sexually violent predators and the DSM-V.- General issues in the prediction of deviant sexual behavior.- The assessment and diagnosis of personality disorders.- The assessment and diagnosis of "mental defects" and psychopathy.- The assessment and diagnosis of the paraphilias.- Problems with reliance on self-report.-Physiological assessment: polygraph and plethysmography.- What should a standard sexually violent predator's evaluation protocol look like? .- Sexually violent predators and expert testimony.- Understanding the victims.