Clinical Approaches to Sex Offenders and Their Victims

by Kevin Howells (Editor)

This work brings together a range of diverse but related material on the topic of understanding and treating sex offences, dealing with both the victim and the offender. Advocating a clinical approach to treatment, it considers both theoretical and practical components. Contributors from varied fields, including psychiatry, psychology and social work, focus on three specific areas within their specialist empirical research, theories built upon the data, practical application of the research and theory. Also provides a range of theoretical views and styles of clinical practice that are relevant to both offenders and victims.

334 pages, Paperback

First published March 29, 1991