Major Factors in the Assessment of Paraphilics and Sex Offenders.

Langevin, Ron; Watson, R. J.

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ERIC Number: EJ544120

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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ISSN: ISSN-1050-9674

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Major Factors in the Assessment of Paraphilics and Sex Offenders.

Langevin, Ron; Watson, R. J.

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, v23 n3-4 p39-70 1996

Presents an assessment that examines prominent factors from the professional literature describing background and clinical characteristics of paraphilic individuals and sex offenders. Reliability and validity of measures in use are reviewed with suggestions for a battery of measures that offer some index of dangerousness and target for treatment. (Author/LSR)

Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Crime, Evaluation, Measures (Individuals), Profiles, Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Counseling, Reliability, Sexual Abuse, Sexuality, Validity, Violence

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Special theme issue on "Sex Offender Treatment: Biological Dysfunction, Intrapsychic Conflict, Interpersonal Violence."