An “essential text for psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, attorneys, legislators, judges, and legal researchers ….”
—Lillian M. Tidler, M.D., review of Volume I, Psychiatric Services, March 2001

For treatment professionals who must complete forensic evaluations of individual offenders and develop and run treatment programs for sexual predators...

For attorneys who prosecute or defend sexual predator civil commitment cases...

• Steps to take in preparing a psychological evaluation for use in a civil commitment hearing
• Specific risk assessment instruments suitable for this population
• How to defend or prosecute sexual offenders facing civil commitment—and how the courts have ruled in the post-Hendricks environment
• How to prepare to testify effectively as an expert witness in a sexual predator's civil commitment hearing
• Critical components for developing and implementing a treatment program that will withstand constitutional scrutiny
• Innovative clinical programs for special populations
• Methods for reintegrating these offenders back into the community

Related Publications: The Sex Offender; Facing The Shadow; Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification; Sex Offender Law Report; Offender Programs Report; Sexual Assault Report; Correctional Psychology; Managing Special Populations in Jails and Prisons