Despite the growing sex offender and victim populations, mental health and criminal justice professionals are often insufficiently trained to deal with them. In this update of the 2001 edition,
licensed clinical social workers Flora and Keohane (Flora Counseling Services, Virginia) address issues involved in these trends. Following an overview of U.S. social policy and criminal
justice system, they discuss studies of offender characteristics, sex crime investigations, and treatment models. Appended suggestions for a sexual assault evidence collection kit, victim and
suspect interview guidelines, questions and issues a prosecutor should consider; international Standards of Care for the Treatment of Adult Sex Offenders; Money’s list of paraphilias; and the
Crime Classification Manual index code are included. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
