Risk assessment of Ssexual offenders for extended supervision orders in New Zealand: Basic principles and current practice

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 174-189

  Vess, James ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Actuarial risk; Child molesters; Psychopathy; Rapists; Risk assessment; Sex offenders

Indexed keywords

AROUSAL; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; LAW; MEDICAL EXPERT; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MOTIVATION; NEW ZEALAND; PRISON; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOPATHY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RAPE; RECIDIVISM; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL AROUSAL DISORDER; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VICTIM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; POLICY; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD WELFARE; CRIME VICTIMS; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX OFFENSES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 65549146369     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: 15470679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10538710902751696     Document Type: Review

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