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BL
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995002
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b749372
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Laws, D. Richard.
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| Title & Author
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Desistance from Sex Offending : : Alternatives to Throwing Away the Keys.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Guilford Publications,, 2010.
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1 online resource (320 pages)
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| ISBN
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1282886460
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: 1606239376
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: 9781282886469
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: 9781606239377
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9781606239353
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Cover13; -- Front Matter -- Contents -- I. General Issues -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- II. The Criminological Perspective -- Chapter 2. Defining and Measuring Desistance -- Chapter 3. The Age8211;Crime Curve: A Brief Overview -- Chapter 4. Theoretical Perspectives on Desistance -- Chapter 5. Factors Influencing Desistance -- Chapter 6. Two Major Theories of Desistance -- III. The Forensic Psychological Perspective -- Chapter 7. Do Sex Offenders Desist? -- Chapter 8. Sex Offender Treatment and Desistance -- IV. Reentry and Reintegration -- Chapter 9. Barriers to Reentry and Reintegration -- Chapter 10. Overcoming Barriers to Reentry and Reintegration -- V. Recruitment -- Chapter 11. The Unknown Sex Offenders: Bringing Them in from the Cold -- Chapter 12. Blending Theory and Practice: A Criminological Perspective -- VI. Desistance-173;Focused Intervention -- Chapter 13. The Good Lives Model of Offender Rehabilitation: Basic Assumptions, Etiological Commitments, and Practice Implications -- Chapter 14. The Good Lives Model and Desistance Theory and Research: Points of Convergence -- Chapter 15. The Good Lives8211;173;Desistance Model: Assessment and Treatment -- VII. Where to from Here? -- Chapter 16. Dignity, Punishment, and Human Rights: The Ethics of Desistance -- Chapter 17. Moral Strangers or One of Us?: Concluding Thoughts -- References -- Index.
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| Abstract
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This book offers a fresh perspective on treating a population that is often demonized by policymakers, the public, and even clinicians. The authors argue that most sex offenders are 'people like us, ' with the potential to lead meaningful, law-abiding lives & mdash;if given a chance and appropriate support. They describe an empirically and theoretically grounded rehabilitation approach, the Good Lives Model, which can be integrated with the assessment and intervention approaches that clinicians already use. Drawing on the latest knowledge about factors promoting desistance from crime, the book di.
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Sex crimes-- Prevention.
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Sex offenders-- Rehabilitation.
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Sex offenders-- Services for.
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Sex crimes-- Prevention.
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Sex offenders-- Rehabilitation.
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Sex offenders-- Services for.
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| Dewey Classification
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364.153
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| LC Classification
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HV6556.L39 2011
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