Female Sexual Offenders: Theory, Assessment, and Treatment

Author(s): Edited by Theresa A. Gannon and Franca Cortoni

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This book focuses on contemporary topics relevant to individuals who assess female sexual offenders and the first to implement the scientist-practitioner model in the field. It integrates the latest research from leading experts regarding prevalence, theory, and practice in one accessible resource. It brings together chapters on novel topics, such as treatment program initiatives and therapeutic process issues specifically relevant to female sexual offenders. Providing not only the latest theory and research but also best practices for the field, this is an important perspective on the problem of female sexual offending.


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Theresa A. Gannon is Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology at the University of Kent, UK, and a Chartered Consultant Forensic Psychologist specialising in sexual offenders at the Trevor Gibbens Unit, Forensic Psychiatry Services, Kent, UK. Theresa has published widely in the areas of both male- and female-perpetrated sexual offending. Franca Cortoni is a Clinical Forensic Psychologist with extensive specialized research and clinical experience with male and female sexual offenders. In addition to publishing in this area, she has provided consultation and training services in numerous national and international forums. Formerly with the Correctional Service of Canada, she is now at the School of Criminology at the Universite de Montreal, Canada.

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  • : Edited by Theresa A. Gannon and Franca Cortoni
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