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Tony Ward
Researcher at Victoria University of Wellington
Publications - 403
Citations - 21683
Tony Ward is an academic researcher from Victoria University of Wellington. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Sex offense. The author has an hindex of 72, co-authored 392 publications receiving 20086 citations. Previous affiliations of Tony Ward include Victoria University, Australia & Ghent University.
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Interpersonal Competency in Sex Offenders
Stephen M. Hudson,Tony Ward +1 more
TL;DR: It is argued that intimacy, empathy, and cognitive distortions are likely to be the most salient domains in the area of sexual aggression.
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Theories of cognitive distortions in sexual offending: what the current research tells us.
Caoilte Ó Ciardha,Tony Ward +1 more
TL;DR: The major theories that have been formulated to explain the role of distorted cognition in initiating and maintaining sexual offending are described and a set of theory appraisal criteria and available empirical research are evaluated.
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Dynamic risk factors: scientific kinds or predictive constructs
TL;DR: There are a number of theoretical problems evident in the concept of dynamic risk factors that arise from their (increasing) importation into the explanatory and treatment domains of forensic and criminal justice as discussed by the authors.
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The role of dynamic risk factors in the explanation of offending
Tony Ward,Clare-Ann Fortune +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the role of dynamic risk factors in the development of explanations of crime and conclude that they are valuable predictors of recidivism and that suitably reconstructed they can serve an important methodological function in identifying the causes of crime this paper.
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Females who sexually abuse children: Assessment and treatment issues
Pamela Nathan,Tony Ward +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a review of the nature of female sexual abuse of children and consider key issues associated with its assessment and treatment in particular, the important question of typology and its relationship to treatment.