This book examines the assessment and obligatory treatment programs for violent and sexually violent offenders - primarily adolescents and adults - diagnosed with cluster B personality disorder or a conduct disorder. It describes concepts, theories, and legal aspects as well as the psychological and neurobiological characteristics of violent and sexually violent offenders and forensic psychiatric patients. Chapters review treatment programs and provide guidelines for gathering additional information and formulating functional analyses to establish individual treatment plans. In addition, chapters offer treatment modules for violent offenders and sexually violent offenders and address specific problems that may be encountered in practice and how to overcome these problems. The book concludes with the editors' recommendations for future research in offender assessment and rehabilitation.

Part I: Theory.- Chapter 1: Prevalence, risks, costs, theories, and legal aspects.- Chapter 2: Dynamic risk factors of violent and sexually violent offenders.- Chapter 3: The use of self-report questionnaires.- Chapter 4: Assessment of violent and sexually violent offenders.- Chapter 5: Cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT) programs for violent offenders and sexually violent offenders: What substantive conditions must be met?.- Part II: Practice.- Chapter 6: Treatment programs for violent offenders and sexually violent offenders.- Chapter 7: Self-management skills for generalization and maintenance of treatment results.- Chapter 8: Facilitating treatment integrity in penitentiary and forensic psychiatric institutions.- Chapter 9: Reflections and future directions.- Part III: Manuals.- Chapter 10: Treatment modules for violent offenders.- Chapter 11: Treatment modules for sexually violent offenders.