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An 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.

  • Features chapters based on original research from the most prominent scholars in the field of sex offender and criminal career research
  • Deals with the entire criminal careers of sex offenders from youth to adulthood
  • Illustrates the significance of the criminal career approach for theory, treatment, research, and policy regarding sex offenders
  • Covers 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
  • Features 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

    Table of Contents

    Notes on Contributors ix

    Forewords xvii

    Preface xxi

    Acknowledgements xxv

    Part I Theoretical and Conceptual Issues in the Study of Sex Offending 1

    1 The Criminal Career Paradigm and Its Relevance to Studying Sex Offenders 3
    Arjan Blokland & Patrick Lussier

    2 Criminal Career Features in Theories of Sexual Offending 23
    Jo Thakker & Tony Ward

    3 An Integrated Life]Course Developmental Theory of Sexual Offending 43
    Stephen Smallbone & Jesse Cale

    Part II Criminal Career Patterns of Sex Offenders and Associated Issues 71

    4 Criminal Careers for Different Juvenile Sex Offender Subgroups 73
    Jan Hendriks, Chantal van den Berg, & Catrien Bijleveld

    5 The Childhood Risk Factors of Adolescent]Onset and Adult]Onset of Sex Offending: Evidence From a Prospective Longitudinal Study 93
    Patrick Lussier, Arjan Blokland, Jeff Mathesius, Dustin Pardini, & Rolf Loeber

    6 Assessing the Continuity of Sex Offending Over the Life Course: Evidence From Two Large Birth Cohort Studies 129
    Wesley G. Jennings, Alex R. Piquero, Franklin E. Zimring, & Jennifer M. Reingle

    7 Antisocial Trajectories in Youth and the Onset of Adult Criminal Careers in Sexual Offenders of Children and Women 143
    Jesse Cale

    8 Offending Patterns Over Time: An Examination of Specialization, Escalation, and De]escalation in the Commission of Sexual Offenses 171
    Benoit Leclerc, Patrick Lussier, & Nadine Deslauriers]Varin

    9 Criminal Career Features of Female Sexual Offenders 199
    Miriam Wijkman & Catrien Bijleveld

    10 Mayhem by Occupation: On the Relevance of Criminal Careers to Sexual Homicide Offenders 219
    Matt DeLisi

    11 Changing Prevalence of Sex Offender Convictions: Disentangling Age, Period, and Cohort Effects Over Time 231
    Brian Francis, Claire Hargreaves, & Keith Soothill

    12 Life]Course Transitions and Desistance in Sex Offenders: An Event History Analysis 257
    Arjan Blokland & Victor van der Geest

    13 Offending Trajectory and Residual Offending of Adult Sex Offenders: A Person]Oriented Approach to Risk Prediction 289
    Patrick Lussier & Garth Davies

    14 The Concentration of Sex Offenses in British and Dutch Families 321
    Steve van de Weijer, Sytske Besemer, Catrien Bijleveld, & Arjan Blokland

    Part III The Criminal Career Approach and Associated Policy Issues 349

    15 Estimating the Size of the Sexual Aggressor Population 351
    Martin Bouchard & Patrick Lussier

    16 Potential for Redemption for Sex Offenders 373
    Kiminori Nakamura & Alfred Blumstein

    17 Policing Sex Offenders, Past and Present: The Role and Importance of a Criminal Career Approach in Helping Shape Future Policies 405
    Patrick Lussier & Arjan Blokland

    Index 429

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 21/08/2015
      ISBN13: 9780470975466, 978-0470975466
      ISBN10: 0470975466
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      An 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.

      • Features chapters based on original research from the most prominent scholars in the field of sex offender and criminal career research
      • Deals with the entire criminal careers of sex offenders from youth to adulthood
      • Illustrates the significance of the criminal career approach for theory, treatment, research, and policy regarding sex offenders
      • Covers 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
      • Features 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

        Table of Contents

        Notes on Contributors ix

        Forewords xvii

        Preface xxi

        Acknowledgements xxv

        Part I Theoretical and Conceptual Issues in the Study of Sex Offending 1

        1 The Criminal Career Paradigm and Its Relevance to Studying Sex Offenders 3
        Arjan Blokland & Patrick Lussier

        2 Criminal Career Features in Theories of Sexual Offending 23
        Jo Thakker & Tony Ward

        3 An Integrated Life]Course Developmental Theory of Sexual Offending 43
        Stephen Smallbone & Jesse Cale

        Part II Criminal Career Patterns of Sex Offenders and Associated Issues 71

        4 Criminal Careers for Different Juvenile Sex Offender Subgroups 73
        Jan Hendriks, Chantal van den Berg, & Catrien Bijleveld

        5 The Childhood Risk Factors of Adolescent]Onset and Adult]Onset of Sex Offending: Evidence From a Prospective Longitudinal Study 93
        Patrick Lussier, Arjan Blokland, Jeff Mathesius, Dustin Pardini, & Rolf Loeber

        6 Assessing the Continuity of Sex Offending Over the Life Course: Evidence From Two Large Birth Cohort Studies 129
        Wesley G. Jennings, Alex R. Piquero, Franklin E. Zimring, & Jennifer M. Reingle

        7 Antisocial Trajectories in Youth and the Onset of Adult Criminal Careers in Sexual Offenders of Children and Women 143
        Jesse Cale

        8 Offending Patterns Over Time: An Examination of Specialization, Escalation, and De]escalation in the Commission of Sexual Offenses 171
        Benoit Leclerc, Patrick Lussier, & Nadine Deslauriers]Varin

        9 Criminal Career Features of Female Sexual Offenders 199
        Miriam Wijkman & Catrien Bijleveld

        10 Mayhem by Occupation: On the Relevance of Criminal Careers to Sexual Homicide Offenders 219
        Matt DeLisi

        11 Changing Prevalence of Sex Offender Convictions: Disentangling Age, Period, and Cohort Effects Over Time 231
        Brian Francis, Claire Hargreaves, & Keith Soothill

        12 Life]Course Transitions and Desistance in Sex Offenders: An Event History Analysis 257
        Arjan Blokland & Victor van der Geest

        13 Offending Trajectory and Residual Offending of Adult Sex Offenders: A Person]Oriented Approach to Risk Prediction 289
        Patrick Lussier & Garth Davies

        14 The Concentration of Sex Offenses in British and Dutch Families 321
        Steve van de Weijer, Sytske Besemer, Catrien Bijleveld, & Arjan Blokland

        Part III The Criminal Career Approach and Associated Policy Issues 349

        15 Estimating the Size of the Sexual Aggressor Population 351
        Martin Bouchard & Patrick Lussier

        16 Potential for Redemption for Sex Offenders 373
        Kiminori Nakamura & Alfred Blumstein

        17 Policing Sex Offenders, Past and Present: The Role and Importance of a Criminal Career Approach in Helping Shape Future Policies 405
        Patrick Lussier & Arjan Blokland

        Index 429

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