While rates of violent victimization have declined, women are still more likely than men to be attacked by an intimate partner. This title includes essays that helps to transform our understanding of women's relation to crime.
There are now more women committing crimes and serving sentences in prison than ever before. At the same time, women are often the victims of abuse, violence, and murder. Composed of contributions by many of the top scholars in criminology, these essays will help to transform our understanding of women's relation to crime.
Provides information on the forensic social work issues encountered on a daily basis, such as: prevention of prisoner sudden deaths; expert witness testimony in child welfare and women battering; treating dually diagnosed adolescents; jail mental health services for adults; drug courts and PTSD in inmates with substance abuse histories; and more.
Psychological and Social Effects of Imprisonment on Children, Parents, a
Brings a family perspective to our understanding of what it means to have so many of our nation's parents in prison. Drawing from the field's most recent research and the author's own fieldwork, this book looks at how incarceration affects entire families: offender parents, children, and care-givers.
Critiques the current treatment of sex offenders in an effort to determine how best to prevent reoffending without infringing on the rights of citizens. The book offers the latest data about sex offenders and the legal measures enacted to prevent sexual violence.
Leading Investigators Take You Inside The Criminal Mind
A collection of articles on important facets of criminal profiling. It aims to give insights into the behaviour of some of America's most notorious serial criminals. It covers topics such as: an interview with cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer, details of autoerotic fatalities, and the challenges of creating psychological profiles.
In this up-to-date new Edition, Wright and his team of expert contributing authors incorporate results of the latest studies on sex offender policies in their critical analyses of current laws, and assess the most effective approaches in preventing sex offender recidivism. This provocative book has been updated throughout to reflect the latest ......
Causal Theories to Inform Research, Prevention, and Treatment
Reviews and critiques theories and the supporting literature on why adolescent and adult males commit such acts as child molestation, voyeurism, indecent exposure, rape, and other violent offenses against adults and children. This book presents an integrative theory of sex offending, and the ways it could influence prevention and treatment.