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Female sexual offenders: theory, assessment and treatment
- Editors:
- GANNON Theresa A., CORTONI Franca, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 206p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Chichester
The editors and 17 contributors from the UK, Canada and USA bring together current research about, and clinical assessment of, intervention and treatment practices used with female sex offenders. Sexual violence from women has long been underestimated according to this book, with empirical research and published literature tending to be dominated by the misdeeds of men. In 11 chapters it tries to redress the balance. The opening chapters define context and give background information on prevalence, young sex offenders, and current theories trying to explain this phenomenon. Several practitioners detail their current assessment strategies, their patients' treatment needs, effectiveness of interventions, the processes they currently favour, and those which are used internationally. Reference is made to the latest research findings and the use of polygraphs with female sex offenders. The risk of recidivism is also discussed. The writers call for increased, gender-informed research efforts in order to continue with the progress which has been made to date and is summarised in this text.