<p>Notes on Contributors ix</p> <p>Forewords xvii</p> <p>Preface xxi</p> <p>Acknowledgements xxv</p> <p><b>Part I Theoretical and Conceptual Issues in the Study of Sex Offending 1</b></p> <p>1 The Criminal Career Paradigm and Its Relevance to Studying Sex Offenders 3<br /><i>Arjan Blokland & Patrick Lussier</i></p> <p>2 Criminal Career Features in Theories of Sexual Offending 23<br /><i>Jo Thakker & Tony Ward</i></p> <p>3 An Integrated Life?]Course Developmental Theory of Sexual Offending 43<br /><i>Stephen Smallbone & Jesse Cale</i></p> <p><b>Part II Criminal Career Patterns of Sex Offenders and Associated Issues 71</b></p> <p>4 Criminal Careers for Different Juvenile Sex Offender Subgroups 73<br /><i>Jan Hendriks, Chantal van den Berg, & Catrien Bijleveld</i></p> <p>5 The Childhood Risk Factors of Adolescent?]Onset and Adult?]Onset of Sex Offending: Evidence From a Prospective Longitudinal Study 93<br /><i>Patrick Lussier, Arjan Blokland, Jeff Mathesius, Dustin Pardini, & Rolf Loeber</i></p> <p>6 Assessing the Continuity of Sex Offending Over the Life Course: Evidence From Two Large Birth Cohort Studies 129<br /><i>Wesley G. Jennings, Alex R. Piquero, Franklin E. Zimring, & Jennifer M. Reingle</i></p> <p>7 Antisocial Trajectories in Youth and the Onset of Adult Criminal Careers in Sexual Offenders of Children and Women 143<br /><i>Jesse Cale</i></p> <p>8 Offending Patterns Over Time: An Examination of Specialization, Escalation, and De?]escalation in the Commission of Sexual Offenses 171<br /><i>Benoit Leclerc, Patrick Lussier, & Nadine Deslauriers?]Varin</i></p> <p>9 Criminal Career Features of Female Sexual Offenders 199<br /><i>Miriam Wijkman & Catrien Bijleveld</i></p> <p>10 Mayhem by Occupation: On the Relevance of Criminal Careers to Sexual Homicide Offenders 219<br />Matt DeLisi</p> <p>11 Changing Prevalence of Sex Offender Convictions: Disentangling Age, Period, and Cohort Effects Over Time 231<br /><i>Brian Francis, Claire Hargreaves, & Keith Soothill</i></p> <p>12 Life?]Course Transitions and Desistance in Sex Offenders: An Event History Analysis 257<br /><i>Arjan Blokland & Victor van der Geest</i></p> <p>13 Offending Trajectory and Residual Offending of Adult Sex Offenders: A Person?]Oriented Approach to Risk Prediction 289<br /><i>Patrick Lussier & Garth Davies</i></p> <p>14 The Concentration of Sex Offenses in British and Dutch Families 321<br /><i>Steve van de Weijer, Sytske Besemer, Catrien Bijleveld, & Arjan Blokland</i></p> <p><b>Part III The Criminal Career Approach and Associated Policy Issues 349</b></p> <p>15 Estimating the Size of the Sexual Aggressor Population 351<br /><i>Martin Bouchard & Patrick Lussier</i></p> <p>16 Potential for Redemption for Sex Offenders 373<br /><i>Kiminori Nakamura & Alfred Blumstein</i></p> <p>17 Policing Sex Offenders, Past and Present: The Role and Importance of a Criminal Career Approach in Helping Shape Future Policies 405<br /><i>Patrick Lussier & Arjan Blokland</i></p> <p>Index 429</p>