Sexual deviance : issues and controversies / Tony Ward, D. Richard Laws and Stephen M. Hudson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I: Explanations of Sexual Deviance:- 1. Explaining Child Sexual Abuse: Integration and Elaboration - Tony Ward and Laura Sorbello--Finkelhor\'s Precondition theory--Hall and Hirschman\'s Quadripartite theory--Marshall and Barbaree\'s Integrated theory--The pathways model of child sexual abuse--Conclusions--2. Good Lives and the Rehabilitation of Sexual Offenders - Tony Ward and Claire A. Stewart--The good lives model of offender rehabilitation--Good lives and the Treatment of sex offenders--Conclusion--3. Back to the Future? Evolutionary Explanations of Rape - Richard Siegert and Tony Ward --Selection, adaptation and evolution--What is Evolutionary psychology?--An EP perspective on Human mating strategies--Evolutionary psychology and theories of rape--General discussion--Conclusions--4. Behavioral Economic Approaches to the Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Deviation - D. Richard Laws --What is behavioral economics?--Demand: Assessment--Conclusions--5. Penile Plethysmography: Will We Ever Get it Right? - D. Richard Laws--Getting started--What this chapter is not about-- What is penile plethysmography?--What about construct validity?--Is PPG a genuine test?--Can PPG scores predict reoffense?--Legal challenges to PPG--Does it have any utility?--Will we ever get it right?--6. Cultural Components of Practice: Reflexive Responses to Diversity and Difference - Marie Connolly --Cultural knowledge within the practice setting--Locations of cultural thinking--Cultural thinking and its impact on practice--The cultural-reflective model---Conclusions--7. Developmental Antecedents of Sexual Offending - Thomas Keenan and Tony Ward --Developmental psychopathology--Self-regulation and sexual offending--Theory of mind--Implicit theories--Conclusions--8. Cognitive Distortions, Schemas, and Implicit Theories - Ruth E. Mann and Anthony R. Beech --The development of the concept of cognitive distortions in relation to sexual offending--Models of cognition and behavior--Schemas in sexual offending: a review of current research--A schema-based model of sexual assault--Implications for current treatment--Approaches of a schema-based approach--Schema-focused treatment with sexual offenders--Conclusions--9. The Classification of Sexual Offenders - Devon L. L. Polaschek--Psychiatric diagnosis of sexual deviance--General observations--The case of Pedophilia--The exclusion of rape--Functional analytic approaches to offender classification--Nondiagnostic classification of sexual offenders--Conclusions and future directions--10. Empathy and Victim Empathy - Devon L. L. Polaschek--What is empathy?--Models of empathy--Measurement of empathy--Empathy research with sex offenders--Empathy-based interventions--Theory--Directions for the future-- Part II: Responses to Sexual Deviance:- 11. Research and Practice with Adolescent Sexual Offenders: Dilemmas and Directions - Robin Jones --Research issues--Clinical issues--Conclusion--12. The Promise and the Peril of Sex Offender Risk Assessment - Stephen Hart, D. Richard Laws, and P. Randall Kropp:- Key terms and concepts-Approaches to sexual violence risk assessment--Evaluating sexual violence risk assessment procedures--current controversies--Conclusion--13. Treatment Models for Sex Offenders: A Move Towards a Formulation-Based Approach - Christopher Drake and Tony Ward--Formulation - versus manual - based treatments--Situations where formulation-based approaches are useful--Theoretical advancements and development of treatment--Conclusions,14. Responsivity Factors in Sex Offender Treatment - Michael Proeve :- Motivation--Self-esteem--Attachment style--Shame--Relationship among the internal responsivity factors--Therapist style--Format of treatment--Implications for practice and research--15. Integrating Pharmacological Treatments - William Glaser--The ideal pill--Pharmacological treatments--Assessment and management: Integrating Pharmacological and other approaches--Ethical and legal issues--Conclusion--16. Harm Reduction and Sexual Offending: Is a Intraparadigmatic Shift Possible? - D. Richard Laws--What is harm reduction?--Where do we go from here?--Conclusion--17. Sexual Offending is a Public Health Problem: Are We Doing Enough? - D. Richard Laws--Levels of prevention in public health--The public health approach to sexual violence--Sexual abuse as a public health issue--STOP IT NOW!: the campaign to prevent child sexual abuse--Conclusion--18. Enhancing Relapse Prevention Through the Effective Management of Sex Offenders in the Community - Astrid Birgden, Karen Owen, and Bea Raymond--External supervision in relapse prevention--Sex offender programs in victorian corrections--Enhancing motivation to change--Staff attitudes toward sexual offenders--A model for training correctional staff--Evaluation--Future directions--Conclusion--19. The Risk-Need Model of Offender Rehabilitation: A Critical Analysis - Tony Ward and Mark Brown--The risk-need model--The concepts of risk and need--Critical comments--Conclusions.

In this work, the authors examine why sex offences are committed and covers the controversies surrounding what to do about it. It discusses cutting edge theoretical developments in etiology, rehabilitation and practice.