chapter Section I. The Offending Cycle -- chapter 1 Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault -- chapter 2 Control Explored -- chapter 3 Understanding Stalking -- chapter 4 Decision Making Process -- chapter 5 Three-Stage Abuse Cycle -- chapter 6 The Offense Cycle Explored -- chapter 7 Intent to Abuse: Awareness of the Use of Force -- chapter 8 Impact of Interparental Violence or Experiencing Abuse as a Child -- chapter 9 Power of Ongoing Victimization -- chapter 10 Empathy Explored -- chapter 11 Understanding Urges -- chapter Section II. Characteristics of Physical and Sexual Offenders -- chapter 12 Characteristics of Physical and Sexual Offenders: Similarities -- chapter 13 Characteristics of Sex Offenders -- chapter 14 Characteristics of the Perpetrator Persona -- chapter 15 Abuser Typologies -- chapter 16 Female Batterers -- chapter 17 Typology of Sex Offenders -- chapter 18 Female Sex Offenders -- chapter 19 The Role of Alcohol and Drugs in Abuse -- chapter 20 Pornography and Abuse -- chapter 21 Motivations for Partner Violence -- chapter 22 Domestic and Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, and Pet Abuse -- chapter Section III. Interviewing Strategies: Detecting Truth from Deception -- chapter 23 Questioning Batterers and Sex Offenders -- chapter 24 Detecting Truth from Deception -- chapter 25 Cues to Deception -- chapter 26 Understanding the Psychopathic Personality -- chapter 27 Physical Cues -- chapter 28 Words and Phrases -- chapter 29 Claims of Memory Problems -- chapter 30 Sociopathy, Malingering, and Defensiveness -- chapter 31 Physical Abusers’ and Sex Offenders’ Responses When Questioned about Their Crimes -- chapter 32 Pleading Their Innocence -- chapter 33 What to Question with Offenders -- chapter 34 Attitude of Perpetrator -- chapter 35 Approaches for Interviewing Batterers and Sex Offenders -- chapter 36 Why Use Sarcasm and Confrontation -- chapter 37 Guidelines for Interviewing Sexual and Domestic Abusers -- chapter 38 Forensic Considerations for Assessing Violence -- chapter 39 Where to Gather Relevant Information -- chapter 40 Treatment for Batterers and Sex Offenders -- chapter 41 Diagnosing the Abuser and Sex Offender -- chapter 42 The Johnson Force Assessment (JFA) for Batterers and Sexual Offenders -- chapter 43 Assessing Sexual Interest and Arousal -- chapter Section IV. Treatment Issues -- chapter 44 Medication Interventions -- chapter 45 Treatment Excuses -- chapter 46 Therapist Concerns -- chapter 47 Confidentiality in Treatment -- chapter 48 Preparing for the Victim–Perpetrator Session -- chapter 49 Research Concerns and Assessment Tools -- chapter 50 Miscellaneous Issues: A Summary -- chapter 51 Recommended Treatment Assignments for Batterers and Sex Offenders: The Most Important Assignments -- chapter 52 Dealing with Parents of the Offender -- chapter 53 Differentiating between Conflicting Goals -- chapter 54 Why Interview the Victims or Partners of Violent Offenders? -- chapter 55 When Offenders Complain -- chapter Section V. Investigation Strategies for Law Enforcement, Probation, and Parole Officers -- chapter 56 Searching the Residence of a Batterer or Sex Offender -- chapter 57 Sex Offender Profile and Modus Operandi.