Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Forewords -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Part I Theoretical and Conceptual Issues in the Study of Sex Offending -- Chapter 1 The Criminal Career Paradigm and Its Relevance to Studying Sex Offenders -- Introduction -- What Is a Criminal Career? -- Studying Criminal Careers -- Criminal Career Dimensions and Strategies for Crime Control -- Applying the Criminal Career Approach to Sex Offending -- References -- Chapter 2 Criminal Career Features in Theories of Sexual Offending -- Introduction -- Criminal Career Parameters -- Theories of Sexual Offending -- Theories of Child Sexual Offending -- Theories of Adult Sexual Offending -- A Theory of General Sexual Offending -- Implications for Criminal Career Parameters -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 An Integrated Life-Course Developmental Theory of Sexual Offending -- Introduction -- The Integrated Theory -- Conclusions -- References -- Part II Criminal Career Patterns of Sex Offenders and Associated Issues -- Chapter 4 Criminal Careers for Different Juvenile Sex Offender Subgroups -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Theory -- Methodology -- Results -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5 The Childhood Risk Factors of Adolescent-Onset and Adult-Onset of Sex Offending: Evidence From a Prospective Longitudinal Study -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Methodology -- Measures -- Results -- Discussion -- Theoretical and Policy Implications -- Limitations -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6 Assessing the Continuity of Sex Offending Over the Life Course: Evidence From Two Large Birth Cohort Studies -- Introduction -- Conclusion and Suggestions for Further Research -- References -- Chapter 7 Antisocial Trajectories in Youth and the Onset of Adult Criminal Careers in Sexual Offenders of Children and Women.

Introduction -- Methodology -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion and Limitations -- References -- Chapter 8 Offending Patterns Over Time: An Examination of Specialization, Escalation, and De-escalation in the Commission of Sexual Offenses -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Measures -- Results -- Discussion -- Limitations of the Study -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9 Criminal Career Features of Female Sexual Offenders -- Introduction -- Method -- Results -- Conclusion and Discussion -- References -- Chapter 10 Mayhem by Occupation: On the Relevance of Criminal Careers to Sexual Homicide Offenders -- Introduction -- Current Focus -- Criminal Careers and Sexual Homicide Offenders -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11 Changing Prevalence of Sex Offender Convictions: Disentangling Age, Period, and Cohort Effects Over Time -- Introduction -- Results -- Discussion and Conclusions -- References -- Appendix A. Home Office Categorisation of Sexual Offences (Home Office, 1998) -- Appendix B. Adjusted Population Estimates, and the Number of First Sexual Offender Convictions and Rate Per 10,000 of the Population, for Each Age Group and Cohort. Males only. -- Chapter 12 Life-Course Transitions and Desistance in Sex Offenders: An Event History Analysis -- Introduction -- Data and Method -- Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 13 Offending Trajectory and Residual Offending of Adult Sex Offenders: A Person-Oriented Approach to Risk Prediction -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Measures -- Results -- Discussion -- Presentation of Three Cases -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 14 The Concentration of Sex Offenses in British and Dutch Families -- Introduction -- Theory -- Method -- Results -- Discussion -- References -- Part III The Criminal Career Approach and Associated Policy Issues.

Chapter 15 Estimating the Size of the Sexual Aggressor Population -- Introduction -- Strategies to Estimate the Prevalence of Sexual Offending -- Methodology -- Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 16 Potential for Redemption for Sex Offenders -- Introduction -- Data -- Analytic Strategy -- Results -- Conclusions and Discussion -- References -- Chapter 17 Policing Sex Offenders, Past and Present: The Role and Importance of a Criminal Career Approach in Helping Shape Future Policies -- Introduction -- From Rehabilitation to Community Protection -- The Criminal Career Approach -- Conclusion -- References -- Index -- EULA.