Juvenile Sex Offenders A Guide to Evaluation and Treatment for Mental Health Professionals
by Eileen P. Ryan, John A. Hunter and Daniel C. Murrie
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Serving as a functional guide, this text expertly prepares clinicians for the challenging task of evaluating juveniles, picking up where traditional clinical training often falls short and providing state-of-the-art assessment techniques as well as an overview of treatment modalities. 
Chapters highlight the many ways in which juveniles charged with sexual offenses differ from adults, the common dilemmas facing evaluators, and the changing perceptions and legal trends with respect to youth crime. 
Chapters also cover sexual development and behaviors among children and adolescents, risk factors and risk assessment, case examples for working with attorneys, and interventions and pharmacological approaches.
  • Chapter 1 Changing Perceptions of Juvenile Sexual Offending in Society and the Legal System
  • Chapter 2 Placing Sexual Behavior Problems in Context: What is "Normal" Sexual Behavior among Juveniles?
  • Chapter 3 Patterns of Sexual Offending in Juveniles and Risk Factors
  • Chapter 4 Psychopathology in Juvenile Offenders and Sexually Offending Juveniles
  • Chapter 5 Forensic Evaluation versus Clinical Evaluation: How Do They Differ?
  • Chapter 6 Interviewing, Evaluation, and Risk Assessment of Sexually Offending Youth
  • Chapter 7 Assessment Instruments for Juveniles Who Sexually Offend
  • Chapter 8 Management and Treatment Methods
  • Chapter 9 Biological and Pharmacologic Treatment of Sexually Aberrant Behavior

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