Sexual Violence

Elizabeth Jeglic is a Professor of Psychology at John Jay College.  Her research interests include evidence based sex offender legislation, and sex offender assessment and treatment.  She teaches an MA level class on the treatment and rehabilitation of offenders.  She is on the editorial board of Psychology, Public Policy and the Law and a member of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers and the American Psychology and Law Society.Cynthia Calkins is a Professor of Psychology at John Jay College.  She is interested in the empirical evidence underlying sex offender policy and the prevention of sexual violence.  She teaches classes in psychology and law and sexual offending at John Jay.   She is  on the editorial board of Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, and is also a member of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers and the American Psychology and Law Society.

Introduction.- Sex Offender Definition and Typologies.- Part 1: Sex Offender Policies.- Sex Offender Registration and Notification Statutes.- Residence Restrictions.- Sexually Violent Predator Commitment.- Internet Sexual Offender Laws.- GPS and Electronic Monitoring.- Part II: Prevention.- Public Health Approach to Preventing Sexual Violence.- Situational Prevention Approaches.- Community Level Approaches to Prevent Sexual Violence.- Coaching Boys into Men (CBIM) Intervention Approaches.- Dunkelfeld Project and Hotline Approaches.- Public Awareness.- Value of Prevention over Policy.- The Economics of Sex Offender Policy and Prevention.- Conclusion and Recommendations.