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Cognitive Approaches to the Assessment of Sexual Interest in Sexual Offenders
. Ed(S): Thornton, David; Laws, D. Richard
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Description for Cognitive Approaches to the Assessment of Sexual Interest in Sexual Offenders
Paperback. New for the Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Approaches to the Treatment of Sexual Offenders describes and evaluates the current methods of measuring sexual interest in sex offenders - namely penile plethysmography, the Abel Assessment for Sexual Interest, Affinity 2. Editor(s): Thornton, David; Laws, D. Richard. Series: Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JKVQ; JMK; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 170 x 16. Weight in Grams: 456.
New for the Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Approaches to the Treatment of Sexual Offenders describes and evaluates the current methods of measuring sexual interest in sex offenders - namely penile plethysmography, the Abel Assessment for Sexual Interest, Affinity 2.1, the Implicit Association Test, the Stroop test and the polygraph. The book also discusses how established cognitive assessment methods such as the attentional blink and the startle probe reflex can be adapted for use with sex offenders. It therefore brings together in one volume all the latest research and practice in this area, along with critical commentary on ... Read more
New for the Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Approaches to the Treatment of Sexual Offenders describes and evaluates the current methods of measuring sexual interest in sex offenders - namely penile plethysmography, the Abel Assessment for Sexual Interest, Affinity 2.1, the Implicit Association Test, the Stroop test and the polygraph. The book also discusses how established cognitive assessment methods such as the attentional blink and the startle probe reflex can be adapted for use with sex offenders. It therefore brings together in one volume all the latest research and practice in this area, along with critical commentary on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Series
Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470057841
SKU
V9780470057841
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About . Ed(S): Thornton, David; Laws, D. Richard
David Thornton is Treatment Director at Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Centre in Wisconsin, USA, which specializes in the rehabilitation of dangerous sex offenders. He developed the Thornton Program, which places emphasis on the patient implementing what has been learnt in therapy. D. Richard Laws is the Director of the Pacific Psychological Assessment Corporation in Victoria, Canada, an organization that specializes in ... Read more
Reviews for Cognitive Approaches to the Assessment of Sexual Interest in Sexual Offenders
"Thoroton and Laws' edited volume Cognitive Approaches to the Assessment of Sexual interest in Sexual Offendersis a massively useful brief primer on the variety of methods from experimental cognitive psychology that have been examined in relation to this question." (Psychology & Sexuality, January 2010)