Pedophilia and Sexual Offending Against Children: Theory, Assessment, and Intervention - Hardcover

Seto, Michael C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1433801140 ISBN 13: 9781433801143

Publisher: Amer Psychological Assn, 2007

Synopsis

Contrary to popular belief, not all sex offenders who target children are pedophiles, and not all pedophiles commit sexual offenses. This book addresses key concerns and questions in dealing with these clinical populations: How can pedophilia be detected? What causes pedophilia and sexual offending against children?

About this title

Book Description:

This second edition of Michael Seto’s authoritative book summarizes and integrates advances in the scientific understanding of pedophilia and sexual offending against children. Seto provides a thorough yet accessible synthesis of current research, identifying the psychological and biological underpinnings of pedophilia. He translates this research into practical recommendations for clinical evaluation, risk assessment, and intervention. New to this edition are an increased emphasis on prevention efforts with at-risk individuals, and a clearer distinction between pedophilia and other forms of paraphilia---primarily hebephilia.

About the Author:

Michael C. Seto, PhD, is a psychologist with the Law and Mental Health Program at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, Canada. He is also cross-appointed as an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and the Centre of Criminology at the University of Toronto. He is on the editorial boards of the journals Archives of Sexual Behavior and Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment. He has published and presented extensively on pedophilia and sexual offending against children, including the first follow-up study of child pornography offenders and an influential quantitative review of psychological treatment outcome for sex offenders. His other research interests include the nature and causes of paraphilias, offender risk assessment, and psychopathy. His research has been funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the Ontario Mental Health Foundation. Some of his recent work was published in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Psychological Assessment, and Law and Human Behavior.

About this edition

• Publisher: Amer Psychological Assn
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1433801140
• ISBN 13: 9781433801143
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 303