Suicide Among Child Sex Offenders

• Main Authors: Hoffer, Tia A. (Author), Shelton, Joy Lynn E. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Psychology,
• Subjects: Philosophy (General).; Psychology, clinical.; Consciousness.; Sexual behavior.; Psychology.; Cognitive Psychology.; Sexual Behavior.; Clinical Psychology.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5937-8

By providing empirical data and multidisciplinary considerations, the book increases awareness of child sex offender suicide among the various entities which come into contact with this population of offenders.�This book attempts to bring�awareness of this potentially high risk population to�better...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• General Suicide Research
• Literature on Suicide Notes
• Literature on Child Sex Offender Dynamics
• Research on Child Sex Offenders and Suicide
• Methdology and Results
• child Sex Offender Characteristics
• Child Sex Crime Investigation Characteristics
• Suicide Characteristics
• Suicide notes
• Application of Interpersonal Psychological Theory to child Sex Offender Suicide
• Analysis of Suicide Notes left by Child Sex Offenders
• Multidisciplinary Considerations
• Considerations for Law Enforcement
• Considerations for Prosecutors
• Considerations for Mental Health and Community Service Providers
• Conslusion
• Future Research Directions
• Limitations of the Study.