Sexual Offenses and Offenders

Karen Terry is an Associate Professor in the Department of Law, Police Science, and Criminal Justice Administration at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Executive Officer of the Doctoral Program in Criminal Justice of The Graduate Center, CUNY, at John Jay. She holds a doctorate in criminology from Cambridge University. Dr. Terry has several publications on sex offender treatment, management, and supervision, including: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION: A MEGAN'S LAW" SOURCEBOOK (Civic Research Institute), and SEXUAL OFFENSES AND OFFENDERS. She has been involved with numerous research projects regarding sexual offenses and offenders. Most recently, she was the principal investigator for a national study on the nature and scope of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church from 1950-2002, and she is continuing research on the causes and context of the abuse crisis. Karen is also the editor of the periodical Sex Offender Law Report, published bi-monthly by the Civic Research Institute."

Part I: UNDERSTANDING SEXUAL OFFENDING: INCIDENCE, PREVALENCE, AND CAUSES.
1. Sexual Offenses and Offenders.
2. Historical Perspectives on Sexual Offending.
3. Etiology of Sexually Deviant Behavior.
4. Cycle of Sexual Violence.
Part II: OFFENDER TYPOLOGIES, SPECIAL GROUPS OF OFFENDERS, AND VICTIMS.
5. Types and Typologies of Sexual Offenders.
6. Juvenile Offenders.
7. Child Pornography, Prostitution and Predators.
8. Sexual Offending in Institutional Settings.
9. Victims.
Part III: RESPONSES TO SEXUAL OFFENDERS: TREATMENT, PUNISHMENT, AND COMMUNITY REGULATIONS.
10. Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offenders.
11. Management and Supervision of Sex Offenders in the Community.
12. Registration and Community Notification Laws.
13. Controlling the Sexually Violent Predator.