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Constanze Katharina Eugenie GERHOLD, Auteur ; Kevin D. BROWNE, Directeur de thèse | Birmingham [ROYAUME UNI] : University of Birmingham | 2010Scrutinising the theory and practice of the assessment of risk of sexual recidivism within the literature, and an empirically developed offence and victim information based typology of adolescent sexual abusers were the areas of interest within [...]Thèse
Rebecca WILLIAMS, Auteur ; Anthony R. BEECH, Directeur de thèse | Birmingham [ROYAUME UNI] : University of Birmingham | 2015This thesis explores the characteristics, treatment needs and sub-types of Female Sexual Offenders (FSO). Chapter One presents an introduction to the research into FSO. Chapter Two presents a systematic review which assesses the literature that [...]Thèse
The nature and prevalence of mental disorders amongst the population of sex offenders has been systematically reviewed, along with the relationship between these disorders and their offending behaviours. The results highlighted the lack of resea[...]Thèse
Poppy Lucy CULLEN, Auteur ; Leigh HARKINS, Directeur de thèse | Birmingham [ROYAUME UNI] : University of Birmingham | 2011The first chapter of the thesis systematically reviewed the research on personality typologies of adolescent sexual offenders and highlights the findings that different subgroups exist. Differences in factors affecting the grouping of these offe[...]Thèse
This thesis aims to further this research base while focussing primarily on the Circle of Support and Accountability (CoSA) programme; one of the key programmes which helps utilise community support towards released sexual offenders as a means o[...]Thèse
Shelley A. PRICE, Auteur ; Anthony BEECH, Directeur de thèse | Birmingham [ROYAUME UNI] : University of Birmingham | 2011This thesis examines differences in information-processing of sexual material using the emotional Stroop task to determine whether it is a reliable tool to be used in the assessment of deviant sexual interest for sexual abusers. Chapter one revi[...]Thèse
This thesis investigates the debate around sex offender treatment efficacy. Numerous methods are utilised to explore this topic, including a meta-analysis (N =15,931), empirical research (N =322) and a single case study. Chapter 1 reviews the ef[...]Thèse
Ewa B. STEFANSKA, Auteur ; Anthony R. BEECH, Directeur de thèse | Birmingham [ROYAUME UNI] : University of Birmingham | 2017This thesis aims to deconstruct the problem of sexual killing both by examining the validity of conceptualising sexual offending on a continuum and exploring the categorisation of a killing as sexual with analysing the functional significance of[...]Thèse
Philip D. HOWARD, Auteur ; Louise DIXON, Directeur de thèse | Birmingham [ROYAUME UNI] : University of Birmingham | 2014This thesis aims to develop and improve the actuarial prediction of violent and sexual offending. It demonstrates the importance of understanding offence classification and specialisation, and the value of dynamic risk factors in actuarial risk [...]Thèse
Helen C. WAKELING, Auteur ; Anthony R. BEECH, Auteur ; Nick FREEMANTLE, Auteur | Birmingham [ROYAUME UNI] : University of Birmingham | 2014This thesis aims to examine the utility of self-report psychometrics within delivery of sexual offender treatment. The focus is particularly on the ability of self-report psychometrics to discriminate between recidivists and non-recidivists and [...]Thèse
Patricia Ann RAWLINGS, Auteur ; Anthony R. BEECH, Auteur | Birmingham [ROYAUME UNI] : University of Birmingham | 2015The complexities of the developmental, cognitive, and neurobiological aspects of sexual offending pose a challenge to those working with convicted sexual offenders. This thesis aims to contribute to the evidence of the links between neurobiology[...]Thèse
Amreen QAYUM, Auteur ; Anthony BEECH, Directeur de thèse | Birmingham [ROYAUME UNI] : University of Birmingham | 2014Little research has been conducted when looking at the causes of juvenile sexual offending. This thesis attempted to highlight some of the gaps within the literature in this area by identifying whether developmental factors play an important rol[...]Thèse
This thesis considers childhood abusive histories and relating style in a sex offender population. The second chapter is a systematic review of the literature that explores relationships between these variables. Childhood abuse was associated wi[...]Thèse
Mariana REIS, Auteur ; Anthony R. BEECH, Directeur de thèse | Birmingham [ROYAUME UNI] : University of Birmingham | 2015The aim of this thesis was to explore the contribution of attachment theory to the understanding of sexual offending behaviour. The introduction chapter is followed by a systematic literature review (Chapter 2), exploring whether child abusers a[...]Thèse
Cerys MILES, Auteur ; Leigh HARKINS, Directeur de thèse | Birmingham [ROYAUME UNI] : University of Birmingham | 2012This thesis explores the function of denial for sexual offenders, examining the role of shame and guilt. Chapter One provides an overview of the literature on the assessment and treatment of sexual offenders, drawing links to findings relating t[...]Thèse
This thesis aims to investigate the empirical contribution of weapons within sexual offending with an aspiration of informing the two assumptions of offender profiling (e.g., homology and consistency). Chapter 1 explores the weapon literature be[...]Thèse
The evolution of risk assessments with sexual/violent offenders is discussed, along with the role of police officers employing Active Risk Management System (ARMS). An updated systematic review evaluating the effectiveness of risk tools for pred[...]Thèse
Offence supportive cognition (OSC) is an important theoretical and clinical concept in researching and treating adult sexual offenders. Much less is known about the role, relevance and measurement of OSC with younger sexual offenders, and this t[...]Thèse
Shannon VETTOR, Auteur ; Anthony R. BEECH, Directeur de thèse ; Jessica WOODHAMS, Directeur de thèse | Birmingham [ROYAUME UNI] : University of Birmingham | 2012This thesis investigates the underlying assumptions of Offender Profiling and the ability to infer offender characteristics from crime scene characteristics of sexual offences, taking into consideration the potential mediating effects of the con[...]Thèse
Helen TAYLOR, Auteur ; Leam A. CRAIG, Directeur de thèse | Birmingham [ROYAUME UNI] : University of Birmingham | 2017This thesis explores the strategies used by online sexual groomers and the role of offence motivation. Chapter 1 introduces the phenomenon, highlighting the importance of understanding the process of grooming in order to effectively safeguard yo[...]