Sexual offending : cognition, emotion and motivation / edited by Theresa A. Gannon and Tony Ward.

Sexual Offending presents the latest theory and research relating to the social cognition, emotion, and motivational goals of individuals who have committed sexual offences. * Explores how individuals who have committed sexual offences perceive the world and themselves, and how understanding this ca...

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Other Authors: Gannon, Theresa A. (Editor), Ward, Tony, 1954 March 17- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : John Wiley & Sons, 2017.
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Summary:Sexual Offending presents the latest theory and research relating to the social cognition, emotion, and motivational goals of individuals who have committed sexual offences. * Explores how individuals who have committed sexual offences perceive the world and themselves, and how understanding this can inform their rehabilitation * Provides a broad-based view of cognition, and explores the complex relationship between cognition, emotion and associated constructs such as motivational goals * Integrates recent work on female sexual offenders alongside the literature on their male counterparts, providing researchers and practitioners with a single resource * A valuable handbook for researchers, practitioners and students concerned with understanding and rehabilitating individuals who have committed sexual offences. -- Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781118592533
1118592530
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.