Browsing by Supervisor "Boer, Douglas Pieter"
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An evaluation of the use of phallometric assessment for men incarcerated for sexually offending against children in New Zealand: Past results and future directions.
(University of Waikato, 2014)Phallometric assessment, the direct measurement of male sexual arousal in response to stimuli presented in a controlled setting, has been widely used in the assessment of sexual offenders to detect deviant sexual interests, ... -
The effectiveness of assessment instruments in measuring change in persons with an intellectual disability who have sexually offended
(The University of Waikato, 2010)The present research was designed to examine a set of assessment measures for their effectiveness in evaluating risk and treatment needs in a small sample of intellectually disabled sex offenders (IDSOs). IDSO assessment ... -
Evaluation of treatment responsivity in a psychopathic prison treatment sample
(University of Waikato, 2010)Although punishment still dominates the criminal justice system, the progression of research on offending and imprisonment has led to a general consensus that rehabilitation programmes are the appropriate method to effectively ... -
Help seeking of adolescents when faced with a psychological problem
(University of Waikato, 2011)This thesis explored the help seeking of adolescents. In particular it focused on who adolescents seek help from for particular problems, the relationship between the options they selected, gender, previous help seeking ... -
Māori and Dementia: Māori health professionals’ perceptions of dementia, support offered and suggested improvements
(University of Waikato, 2011)E iti noa ana, nā te aroha (It is the giving that counts and not the size of the gift) The purpose of this thesis was to investigate the perceptions of Māori health professionals about Māori elders and dementia. The study ... -
Mental Health Service Provision for the People of Cambridge: Are services facilitating recovery?
(University of Waikato, 2010)The purpose of the present research was to investigate consumer perspectives of mental health service provision in Cambridge and whether services were helpful in facilitating recovery. Cambridge is a small township in the ... -
Offenders who use child sexual exploitation material: Development of an integrated model for their classification, assessment, and treatment
(University of Waikato, 2012)Since the advent of the internet, convictions for the possession, display, trading and distribution of child sexual exploitation material (CSEM) have risen steadily. Professionals working in sex offender assessment and ... -
A Qualitative Study of Incest Offender Implicit Theories With The Help Of A Modified Assessment Tool
(University of Waikato, 2012)This study intends to provide some insight into the various Implicit Theories (ITs) harboured by child sex offenders. ITs (Ward & Keenan, 1999) are the distorted beliefs which enable sex offenders to justify their actions ... -
Youth gang membership: Factors influencing and maintaining membership
(University of Waikato, 2011)The purpose of this study was to understand the experiences of young people who were actively engaged in youth gangs. This included developing an understanding of the factors that both influenced and maintained their desire ...
