Lindsay, William R.

The treatment of sex offenders with developmental disabilities : a practice workbook / William R. Lindsay. - Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. - xiii, 343 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-315) and index.

Introduction to offenders, sex offenders and abusers with intellectual disability -- Assessment of offence-related issues -- Risk assessment -- Treatment of inappropriate sexual behaviour -- Theories of sexual offending and intellectual disability -- A theory for the sex offence process and a model for treatment in offenders with intellectual disabilities -- Introduction to the treatment programme -- Promoting motivation -- Induction, setting the rules, explaining the modules -- Offence disclosure and accounts -- Allocating offenders to pathways -- Cognitive distortions and attitudes -- Problem solving scenarios and exercises which challenge cognitive distortions -- Personal physical and sexual abuse -- The cycle of offending -- Victim awareness and empathy -- Use of pornography and dealing with sexual fantasy -- Attachments and relationships -- Lifestyle change and preventing relapse -- Evaluation of progress.

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Offenders with mental disabilities.
Offenders with mental disabilities--Rehabilitation.
Sex offenders--Mental health serives.
People with mental disabilities and crime.
Criminal psychology.

HV6133 .L56 2009