This article reviews the research literature on sexual fantasy, a central aspect of human
sexual behavior. Topics include (a) gender similarities and differences in the incidence …

Background Sexual offending is a legal construct that overlaps, but is not entirely congruent
with, clinical constructs of disorders of sexual preference. Sexual offending is both a social …

The Psychology of Criminal Conduct, Sixth Edition, provides a psychological and evidence-
informed perspective of criminal behavior that sets it apart from many criminological and …

The Psychology of Criminal Conduct, Fifth Edition, discusses the psychology of criminal
behavior, drawing upon general personality, as well as cognitive-behavioral and cognitive …

Evidence from 61 follow-up studies was examined to identify the factors most strongly
related to recidivism among sexual offenders. On average, the sexual offense recidivism rate …

In 1995 the Division 12 Task Force on Promotion and Dissemination of Psychological
Procedures published its report in this journal. A major focus of that report was increasing …

Gender-based violence-including rape, domestic violence, mutilation, murder, and sexual
abuse-is a profound health problem for women across the globe. Although gender violence …

Violence against women has received increasing public attention over the past 20 years.
The once taboo subjects of rape and wife battering are now discussed openly on talk shows …

The cognitive distortions of sexual offenders are considered to be influential in the etiology
and maintenance of deviant sexual behavior and are commonly accepted as valid predictors …

In this book, the authors point to the opportunities that exist for scientist-practitioners and
attempt to prepare students to succeed in the era of managed care. The purpose is to …