Books in the Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology series

New in the Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology, Alcohol-Related Violence: Prevention and Treatment presents an authoritative collection of the most recent assessment and treatment strategies for alcohol-related aggression and violence. Contributors include leading international academics and practitioners.

This comprehensive text provides an up-to-date review and critique of current theorising about sexual offending. It presents the key ideas underpinning each theory in a clear and accessible manner. Theories are rigorously tested and evaluated, and their merits are examined from both a research and a clinical point of view.

The mentally disordered criminal is a public nightmare, and the management of these offenders can be driven as much by political and economic concerns as by scientific evidence and professional judgement within the fields of mental health and correction services.

Aggression Replacement Training (ART) is a cognitive-behavioral intervention targeted to aggressive adolescents and children. It has been widely adopted in the U.S. , Europe, Australia, and elsewhere and is a growing intervention and prevention approach.

Written by some of the top clinical and forensic practitioners and researchers in offender rehabilitation, this is the first book to tackle the subject of motivating offenders in therapeutic programs and as such, will prove an invaluable resource for forensic practitioners and those in the fields of social work and probation.

Cognitive Behavioural Treatment of Sexual Offenders William L. Marshall, Dana Anderson and Yolanda Fernandez Queen's University, Ontario, Canada, and Bath Institution Sexual Offender's Program, Ontario, Canada Sexual offending is an extensive problem in our societies causing untold harm to many innocent victims.

Sexual Offender Treatment explores a range of current, novel, and controversial issues in the field of sexual offender treatment. Moving away from the average wisdom found in other treatment manuals or texts, contributors to this book are speculative and provocative, yet stick to information that is based on evidentiary findings.

This book examines group aggression by starting with basic group dynamics theory and its relationship to aggression. The author provides unique insight into the different types and levels of intensity of anti-social behavior, examines its causes and considers its costs.

For over a century, developmental disabilities have been associated with crime in prejudicial and pejorative contexts. Offenders with Developmental Disabilities provides a balanced, comprehensive review of the prevalence, nature and development of offending by those with intellectual disabilities.

Assessment and Treatment of Adult Female Offenders provides a review of the research literature to guide evidence-based practice in the assessment and treatment of this population. The book provides a historical overview of women's crime and imprisonment, followed by a global review of various theories of female criminality.

Part of the Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology, Offending Behaviour Programmes: Development, Application and Controversies explores the subject at two levels: the technical issues associated with designing and implementing programs and the broader issues surrounding programs such as the impact on practitioners.

Documented evidence suggests that community safety is best achieved through policies promoting human services rather than relying totally on prisons and that promoting intervention in an individual's own environment (known as 'ecological integrity') is closely associated with effective intervention.