Assessing Risk in Sex Offenders: A Practitioner's Guide Book

Preface: The Extent of Sexual Violence and the Risk Approach

Pt. I Background, Developmental Frameworks and Predictive Accuracy

1 Characteristics of Sexual Offenders 3

2 Developmental Frameworks and Functional Analysis 23

3 Methodological Considerations in Measuring Predictive Accuracy 37

Pt. II Static Risk Factors

4 Static Factors Associated with Sexual Recidivism 55

5 Actuarial and Clinically Guided Measures 69

Pt. III Dynamic Risk Factors

6 Dynamic Factors Associated with Sexual Recidivism 91

7 Treatment and Sexual Recidivism 111

Pt. IV Structuring Risk Assessment

8 Aetiology and Risk 129

Pt. V Policy and Practice

9 Implementing Risk Management Policy 147

10 Improving Risk Assessment Estimates 169

11 Strengths Based Approaches to Risk Assessment 185

References 201

Index 231