Books in the Working with Children and Adolescents series series

This text analyzes the problem of homeless young people in Europe and North America, to establish its scope and prevalence. It accounts for psychological characteristics and risk factors in the family, at school and in society, to provide methods to help deal with all aspects of the phenomenon.

This work presents a comprehensive coverage of the characteristics of the adolescent sex offender, showing: who they are and what they do; theories of adolescent sexual abusiveness; issues of risk estimation and management; and the many aspects of assessment and treatment.