{"product_id":"sex-offenders-9780470975459","title":"Sex Offenders","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn authoritative and in-depth treatment of the latest research into the criminal careers of sex offenders, providing background and investigating the policies used to combat one of society's most intractable public issues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures chapters based on original research from the most prominent scholars in the field of sex offender and criminal career research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDeals with the entire criminal careers of sex offenders from youth to adulthood\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIllustrates the significance of the criminal career approach for theory, treatment, research, and policy regarding sex offenders\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers a wider breadth of topics than existing texts and uses data from various studies and countries, including the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and the Netherlands\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures an introductory chapter charting the origins of the criminal career perspective as well as the history of sex offender research, pinpointing the most important research questions and current debates in \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForewords xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Theoretical and Conceptual Issues in the Study of Sex Offending 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Criminal Career Paradigm and Its Relevance to Studying Sex Offenders 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArjan Blokland \u0026amp; Patrick Lussier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Criminal Career Features in Theories of Sexual Offending 23\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJo Thakker \u0026amp; Tony Ward\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 An Integrated Life]Course Developmental Theory of Sexual Offending 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen Smallbone \u0026amp; Jesse Cale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Criminal Career Patterns of Sex Offenders and Associated Issues 71\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Criminal Careers for Different Juvenile Sex Offender Subgroups 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJan Hendriks, Chantal van den Berg, \u0026amp; Catrien Bijleveld\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Childhood Risk Factors of Adolescent]Onset and Adult]Onset of Sex Offending: Evidence From a Prospective Longitudinal Study 93\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatrick Lussier, Arjan Blokland, Jeff Mathesius, Dustin Pardini, \u0026amp; Rolf Loeber\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Assessing the Continuity of Sex Offending Over the Life Course: Evidence From Two Large Birth Cohort Studies 129\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWesley G. 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Reingle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Antisocial Trajectories in Youth and the Onset of Adult Criminal Careers in Sexual Offenders of Children and Women 143\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJesse Cale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Offending Patterns Over Time: An Examination of Specialization, Escalation, and De]escalation in the Commission of Sexual Offenses 171\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBenoit Leclerc, Patrick Lussier, \u0026amp; Nadine Deslauriers]Varin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Criminal Career Features of Female Sexual Offenders 199\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiriam Wijkman \u0026amp; Catrien Bijleveld\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Mayhem by Occupation: On the Relevance of Criminal Careers to Sexual Homicide Offenders 219\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatt DeLisi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Changing Prevalence of Sex Offender Convictions: Disentangling Age, Period, and Cohort Effects Over Time 231\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrian Francis, Claire Hargreaves, \u0026amp; Keith Soothill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Life]Course Transitions and Desistance in Sex Offenders: An Event History Analysis 257\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArjan Blokland \u0026amp; Victor van der Geest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Offending Trajectory and Residual Offending of Adult Sex Offenders: A Person]Oriented Approach to Risk Prediction 289\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatrick Lussier \u0026amp; Garth Davies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 The Concentration of Sex Offenses in British and Dutch Families 321\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteve van de Weijer, Sytske Besemer, Catrien Bijleveld, \u0026amp; Arjan Blokland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III The Criminal Career Approach and Associated Policy Issues 349\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Estimating the Size of the Sexual Aggressor Population 351\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Bouchard \u0026amp; Patrick Lussier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Potential for Redemption for Sex Offenders 373\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKiminori Nakamura \u0026amp; Alfred Blumstein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Policing Sex Offenders, Past and Present: The Role and Importance of a Criminal Career Approach in Helping Shape Future Policies 405\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatrick Lussier \u0026amp; Arjan Blokland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 429\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402471743831,"sku":"9780470975459","price":85.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470975459.jpg?v=1730480506","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sex-offenders-9780470975459","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}