This literature scoping review compared recidivism rates of moderate-and high-risk sexual
offenders who received cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) oriented treatments. Ten …

We review the recent research literature on pro-criminal attitudes (PCAs) as a causal factor
of recidivism with a focus on studies on the effectiveness of offender treatment programs …

Criminal Recidivism intends to fill a gap in the criminological psychology literature by
examining the processes underlying persistent criminal careers. This book aims to …

A sexual offender is thought to have victim empathy when he has a cognitive and emotional
understanding of the experience of the victim of his sexual offense. Most sex offender …

Focusing on the relationship between the micro level of perpetrator motivation and the
macro level normative discourse, this book offers an in-depth explanation for the …

Most empathy research in the forensic context has assumed that empathy has two
components. In this two-component model, the cognitive component involves perspective …

Denial in sexual offenders represents the first barrier to successful treatment a clinician is
likely to face. Most sex offender treatment programs devote significant time to overcoming …

Sex offending is typically understood from a pathology perspective with the origin of the
behavior thought to be within the offending individual. Such a perspective may not be …

The Good Lives Model (GLM) is a strengths-based rehabilitation theory that augments the
risk, need, and responsivity principles of effective correctional intervention through its focus …

Treatment of High-Risk Sexual Offenders addresses concrete management strategies, from
initial intake to community treatment programs, and describes a detailed program for high …