International perspectives on the assessment and treatment of sexual offenders: theory, practice, and research

Conclusion: Is there a Future?References; Chapter 8: Proxy Measures of Sexual Deviancy; Introduction; DSM-IV-TR paraphilia diagnoses; Alternatives; The nature of deviant sexual interest: unusual versus illegal; The degree of deviant sexual interest: any interest versus exclusive preference; Summarizing on sexual deviance; Proxy measures of sexual deviance; Self-report measures; Risk assessment instruments; Implicit measures; Penile plethysmography; Viewing-time measures; Implicit Association Task, IAT; Experimental proxy measures for sexual deviance; Conclusions; References.

I thoroughly recommend this book for anyone interested in current thinking and ideas around sex offender assessment and treatment. Importantly it covers a wide variety of ideas from experts from a number of countries and disciplines, and is therefore indispensible. -Anthony Beech, Professor in Criminological Psychology, Centre for Forensic and Criminological Psychology, University of Birmingham, UK.

I thoroughly recommend this book for anyone interested in current thinking and ideas around sex offender assessment and treatment. Importantly it covers a wide variety of ideas from experts from a number of countries and disciplines, and is therefore indispensible. -Anthony Beech, Professor in Criminological Psychology, Centre for Forensic and Criminological Psychology, University of Birmingham, UK.

I thoroughly recommend this book for anyone interested in current thinking and ideas around sex offender assessment and treatment. Importantly it covers a wide variety of ideas from experts from a number of countries and disciplines, and is therefore indispensible. -Anthony Beech, Professor in Criminological Psychology, Centre for Forensic and Criminological Psychology, University of Birmingham, UK.

I thoroughly recommend this book for anyone interested in current thinking and ideas around sex offender assessment and treatment. Importantly it covers a wide variety of ideas from experts from a number of countries and disciplines, and is therefore indispensible. -Anthony Beech, Professor in Criminological Psychology, Centre for Forensic and Criminological Psychology, University of Birmingham, UK.

I thoroughly recommend this book for anyone interested in current thinking and ideas around sex offender assessment and treatment. Importantly it covers a wide variety of ideas from experts from a number of countries and disciplines, and is therefore indispensible. -Anthony Beech, Professor in Criminological Psychology, Centre for Forensic and Criminological Psychology, University of Birmingham, UK.

International Perspectives on the Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offenders: Theory, Practice, and Research -- Contents -- About the Editors -- List of Contributors -- Poem -- Preface -- Part I: Introduction to the International Field of Sexual Offender Assessment and Treatment -- 1 Adult Sexual Offender Treatment - Is It Effective? -- 2 Adult Sexual Offender Assessment -- 3 Female Sexual Offenders -- Part II: Sexual Offender Assessment: Issues and Applications -- 4 International Comparisons of the Validity of Actuarial Risk Tools for Sexual Offenders, with a Focus on Static-99 -- 5 Structured Professional Guidelines: International Applications -- 6 Assessing the Risk of Child Sexual Abuse in Litigious Families in the Family Court -- 7 Phallometric Assessment of Sexual Arousal -- 8 Proxy Measures of Sexual Deviancy -- 9 Uses, Misuses, and Abuses of Risk Assessment with Sexual Offenders -- Part III: Sexual Offender Treatment: Issues and Applications -- 10 Theoretical Perspectives and their Practical Application for Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offenders with an Intellectual Disability -- 11 Development and Evaluation of a Treatment Program for Incarcerated Rapists in South Africa -- 12 The Danish Sexual Offender Treatment and Research Program (DASOP) -- 13 Multisystemic Therapy with Juvenile Sexual Offenders: Development, Validation, and Dissemination -- 14 Risk, Needs, and Responsivity Principles in Action: Tailoring Rapist's Treatment to Rapist Typologies -- 15 The Importance of Contextual Issues within Sexual Offender Treatment -- 16 The Role of Culture in Sexual Offender Rehabilitation: A New Zealand Perspective -- 17 Managing Sexual Offender Treatment Programs -- 18 Denial of Sexual Crimes: A Therapeutic Exploration -- 19 Motivational Interviewing in the Treatment of Sexual Offenders.