Facilitating Desistance from Aggression and Crime: Theory, Research, and

Calvin M. Langton, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology, University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. He is also a clinical and forensic psychologist registered in Ontario, Canada, and a chartered psychologist in the United Kingdom. James R. Worling, PhD, is a clinical and forensic psychologist in full-time private practice in Toronto, Canada. He has over 34 years experience working with adolescents who have offended sexually.

Section 1: Foundations 1: Desistance theory and forensic practice Andrew Day and Mark Halsey 2: Contributions to desistance research from developmental psychopathology Keith Burt, Virginia Peisch and Elyse Rosenberg 3: Contributions to desistance research and practice from positive psychology Yilma Woldgabreal and Andrew Day 4: Risk and strength variables in recidivism-desistance prediction research with applied assessment practices Calvin M Langton, Gabriela D. B. Sheinin and James R Worling 5: Strengths in the Risk-Needs-Responsivity Model of Offender Assessment and Rehabilitation J. Stephen Wormith and Kayla E. Truswell Section2: Assessment 6: Desistance from conduct problems during childhood: Potential Explanatory factors and assessment Anna-Karin Andershed and Henrik Andershed 7: Assessment of protective factors in youth justice settings Chi Meng Chu, Xuexin Xu and DongDong Li 8: Factors related to desistance from sexual recidivism James R Worling and Calvin M Langton 9: Women's Desistance from crime: The role of individual, relational, socio-structural factors over time Anne-Marie Slotboom, Elanie Rodermond and Jan Hendriks 10: Factors predicting desistance from intimate partner violence perpetuation in adults Patti A. Timmons Fritz and Jewels Adair 11: Factors predicting desistance from criminal and aggressive behavior in mentally disordered individuals Michiel de Vries Robbe 12: Factors predicting desistance from criminal behavior and aggression in adult offenders: A critical review Kirk Heibrun, David DeMatteo, Rebecca Schiedel, Victoria Pietruszka, Jaymes Fairfax-Columbo, and Shelley Arnold Section 3: Treatment 13: Evidence-Based delinquency prevention for children exhibiting conduct problems Dustin A. Pardini and David A Hawes 14: Strengths-Based approaches to address criminal behaviors in adolescents Alan Carr, Dan Hartnett and Jane Meleady 15: Strength-Based treatments for adults and juveniles who have been sexually abusive: A review W.L. Marshall and L. E. Marshall 16. Strengths-Based approaches to the treatment of incarcerated women and girls Gina Fedock and Stephanie s. Covington 17. Strengths-Based batter intervention programs for intimate partner violence Kristin W. Bolton, Jon C. Hall and Cathleen Jordan 18. Strength-Based approaches with offenders with mental illness Tonia L. Nicholls, Karen Petersen, Lindsey Kendrick-Koch, Barinder Singh, Hayley Ross, and Christopher Webster 19: The Good Lives Model: Next steps in research and practice Sophie R. Dickson and Gwenda M. Willis