From the Literature
Author: Stacy Calhoun.
Source: Volume 19, Number 01, December/January 2018 , pp.5-7(3)
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Abstract:
In our regular review of the research literature we examine “The Juvenile Sex Offender: Criminal Careers and Life Events” by Chantal van Den Berg, Catrien Bijleveld & Jan Hendriks, published in 29(1) Sex. Abuse 81-101 (2017); “Treatment Progress and Behavior Following Two Years of Inpatient Sex Offender Treatment: A Pilot Investigation of Safe Offender Strategies” by Jill Stinson, Judith Becker, & Lee Ann McVay, published in 29(1) Sex. Abuse 3-27 (2017); and “The Influence of Risk Assessment Instrument Scores on Evaluators’ Risk Opinions and Sexual Offender Containment Recommendations” by Katherine McCallum, Marcus Boccaccini, & Claire Bryson, published in 44(9) Crim. Justice Behav. 1213-235 (2017).Keywords: Life-Course Theory of Offending; Safe Offender Strategies (SOS); Risk Assessment Scores
Affiliations:
1: UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs.