Sex offending
Subtitle: causal theories to inform research, prevention, and treatment
By: Jill D. Stinson, Bruce D. Sales,  Judith V. Becker.
Contributors: Sales, Bruce Dennis.; Becker, Judith V.; American Psychological Association.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Law and public policy
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9780979212529
Subjects: Sex offenders -- Mental health; Sex offenders -- Psychology; Psychosexual disorders -- Etiology; Paraphilias -- etiology; Sex Offenses -- psychology; Men -- psychology; Models, Psychological; Psychological Theory; Sex Offenses -- prevention & control
Description: Why do some men commit sex offenses? While the question might seem straightforward, the answer is anything but. In this book, the authors review and critique existing theories and the supporting literature on why adolescent and adult males commit such acts as child molestation, voyeurism, indecent exposure, rape, and other violent offenses against adults and children. Chapters explore a range of theories of etiology, including biological, cognitive, behavioral, social learning, personality/psychodynamic, and evolutionary theories, as well as theories that incorporate two or more of these viewpoints. The authors then present their original integrative theory of sex offending, and the ways it could influence prevention and treatment. This book acknowledges that women can and do perpetrate sex offenses but focuses exclusively on developing a theory for male sex offenders. Scientists across psychology sub-disciplines and mental health professionals treating sex offenders will benefit from this book, as will law professionals working with this population. Public health officials and other policymakers charged with prevention and community awareness about sex offending will also find much food for thought in this book.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-258) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Methodological limitations of relevant research; title: Biological theories; title: Cognitive theories; title: Behavioral theories; title: Social learning theories; title: Personality theories; title: Evolutionary theories; title: Integrative theories and models; title: Multimodal self-regulation theory : a new integration; title: Future directions for research and treatment.