Sexual predators : society, risk, and the law / Robert A. Prentky, Howard E. Barbaree [and] Eric S. Janus.
2015
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Sexual predators : society, risk, and the law / Robert A. Prentky, Howard E. Barbaree [and] Eric S. Janus.
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New York ; London : Routledge, 2015.
Description
1 online resource (xvi, 356 pages).
Series
International perspectives on forensic mental health.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Human dangerousness and the legacy of fear management
2. Dangerousness, risk, and the law
3. The interface between law and science : harmonizing the rule of law with good science
4. An introduction to violence risk assessment with sex offenders
5. The development and evaluation of actuarial risk assessment instruments
6. Using acturial risk assessment instruments to estimate absolute risk
7. The importance of theory in assessing risk
8. Risk judgments under conditions of uncertainty : heuristics and biases
9. Policy, law, and cost benefits of management
10. Science and forensic practice : recommendations.
2. Dangerousness, risk, and the law
3. The interface between law and science : harmonizing the rule of law with good science
4. An introduction to violence risk assessment with sex offenders
5. The development and evaluation of actuarial risk assessment instruments
6. Using acturial risk assessment instruments to estimate absolute risk
7. The importance of theory in assessing risk
8. Risk judgments under conditions of uncertainty : heuristics and biases
9. Policy, law, and cost benefits of management
10. Science and forensic practice : recommendations.
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Taylor & Francis Online
Language
English
ISBN
9780203796245 (e-book : PDF)
9781136016721 (e-book: ePub)
9781136016806 (e-book: Mobi)
9780415870443 (hardback)
9780415870450 (paperback)
9781136016721 (e-book: ePub)
9781136016806 (e-book: Mobi)
9780415870443 (hardback)
9780415870450 (paperback)
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