Wiley Handbook of What Works with Sexual Offenders

Jean Proulx is a Professor in, and the Director of, the School of Criminology at the University of Montreal, and Researcher at the International Centre for Comparative Criminology at that university. Since 1987, he has also been active, both as researcher and forensic psychologist, in treatment programs for sex offenders at the Philippe-Pinel Institute of Montreal, a maximum-security psychiatric institution. His main research interests are the pathways in the offending process, personality profiles, and sexual preferences and recidivism risk factors in sexual murderers, rapists, paedophiles and incest offenders. Over the last 30 years, he has published 10 books, and more than 150 book chapters and peer-reviewed articles in French and in English. Franca Cortoni is Professor in the School of Criminology, University of Montreal, Canada, and a Research Fellow at the International Centre of Comparative Criminology. She previously worked in the Correctional Service of Canada as Director of Programming Research. She has published over 90 papers and 5 books on issues related to male and female sexual offenders. Her current research focuses on the effectiveness of treatment for sexual offenders. Leam A. Craig, is a Consultant Forensic and Clinical Psychologist and Partner at Forensic Psychology Practice, UK. He is a Visiting Professor of Forensic Clinical Psychology at Birmingham City University and Hon. Professor of Forensic Psychology at the University of Birmingham, UK. He acts as an expert witness in the assessment and treatment of offenders and in matters of child protection. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and the Academy of Social Sciences and Chairs the Expert Witness Advisory Group. He has over 100 publications including 12 books. Elizabeth J. Letourneau is Professor, Department of Mental Health and Director, Moore Center for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is recognized for her expertise on child sexual abuse perpetration prevention, practice and policy. She has published more than 100 papers and chapters informed by research funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute of Justice, Oak Foundation, and the Open Society Foundation among others.

• About the Editors ixAbout the Contributors xiIntroduction xviiJean ProulxPart I Theories of Sexual Offenders 1Jean Proulx, Section Coordinator1 Theories That Explain Sexual Aggression Against Women 3Jonathan James and Jean Proulx2 Theories That Explain the Sexual Abuse of Children 23Beth Dangerfield, Gaye Ildeniz, and Caoilte O Ciardha3 A Developmental Life‐Course View of Sexual Offending: Taking Stock of Research on the Life‐Course Development of Antisocial and Criminal Behavior 39Patrick Lussier and Evan McCuish4 What Works to Prevent Sexual Violence from a Global Health Perspective 71Greta Massetti, Laura Chiang, and Beverly FortsonPart II Assessment of Sexual Offenders 87Leam A. Craig and Franca Cortoni, Section Coordinators5 Risk Assessment in Individuals Convicted of Sexual Offenses 89Martin Rettenberger and Leam A. Craig6 The Psychometric Assessment of Sexual Aggressors 103Helen Wakeling7 Indirect and Physiological Approaches to Assessing Deviant Sexual Interests 123Kevin L. Nunes and Chloe I. Pedneault8 Assessing Sadism in Sexual Offenders 139Tamsin Higgs, Alex Lord, Ewa B. Stefanska, and Derek Perkins9 Neurobiological Considerations on the Etiological Approach to Sexual Offender Assessment: CAse Formulation Incorporating Risk Assessment–Version 2 (CAFIRA–v2) 153Leam A. Craig, Martin Rettenberger, and Anthony R. BeechPart III Management of Sexual Offenders 175Franca Cortoni and Leam A. Craig, Section Coordinators10 The Utility of Treatment for Sexual Offenders 177Liam E. Marshall11 Contemporary Programs Designed for the Tertiary Prevention of Recidivism by People Convicted of a Sexual Offense: A Review, and the U.K. Perspective 185Laura Ramsay, Adam J. Carter, and Jamie S. Walton12 Ensuring Responsive Treatment Options for Male Adults Who Have Sexually Offended 201Robin J. Wilson, Yolanda Fernandez, and David S. Prescott13 Pharmacological Treatment of Sexual Offenders 217Rajan Darjee and Alex Quinn14 Community Dynamic Risk Management of Persons Who Have Sexually Offended 247Robin J. Wilson, Jeffrey C. Sandler, and Kieran McCartanPart IV Special Populations 265Jean Proulx, Section Coordinator15 Evidence‐Based Assessment and Treatment Approaches for Adolescents Who Have Engaged in Sexually Abusive Behavior 267Alex R. Dopp, Cameron M. Perrine, Kathryn E. Parisi, Morgan A. Hill, and Michael F. Caldwell16 Female Sexual Offenders 279Franca Cortoni and Georgi Stefanov17 Sexual Murderers 295Jean Proulx, Jonathan James, and Tamsin Higgs18 Online Sexual Offenders: Typologies, Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention 311Sarah Paquette, Francis Fortin, and Derek Perkins19 An Evidence‐Based Model of Treatment for People with Cognitive Disability Who Have Committed Sexually Abusive Behavior 327Matthew C. Frize, Jessica Griffith, Robert Durham, and Catherine Ranson20 The Role of Major Mental Illness in Problematic Sexual Behavior: Current Perspectives and Controversies 353Heather M. Moulden, Jeffrey Abracen, Jan Looman, and Drew A. Kingston21 Noncontact Sexual Offenses 371Jennifer DeFeo22 Sadistic Sexual Aggressors 387Nicholas Longpre, Jean‐Pierre Guay, and Raymond A. KnightPart V Policy and Prevention 411Elizabeth J. Letourneau, Section Coordinator23 Community‐Based Approaches to Sex Offender Management 413Wayne A. Logan24 Problem Sexual Behavior: A Review of Youth‐Focused Policies 427Rebecca Fix, Maggie Ingram, and Elizabeth J. Letourneau25 International Approaches to the Management of Perpetrators of Sexual Harm Policy: Preventative, Practical, or Political? 441Kieran McCartan and Katherine Gotch26 Integrating Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Strategies into Youth‐Serving Organizations 455Keith Kaufman, Miranda Sitney, Judith Zatkin, Erin McConnell, and Alyssa Glace27 Youth‐Focused Child Sexual Abuse-Perpetration Prevention Strategies 473Ryan T. Shields, Daniel B. Rothman, and Elizabeth J. Letourneau28 Sexual Violence Prevention with Young Adult Males: Considering Gender Inequality in an Ecological Context 489Christopher T. Allen and Christine A. GidyczIndex 509