Patrick Lussier is a Professor of Criminology at the School of Social Work and Criminology at the Université Laval, in Quebec City, Canada.

Eric Beauregard is a Professor in the School of Criminology at Simon Fraser University, Canada.

Section I: Explanatory and Sociolegal Theoretical Perspectives 1. "Sex Offender" Theory and Research in Context: The Relative Absence of a Criminological Perspective, Patrick Lussier and Eric Beauregard2. Integrating General and Specific Theories of Sex Offending: A Path-Breaking Perspective, Patrick Lussier and Jeff Mathesius3. Sexually Coercive Decision Making: A Rational Choice Approach, Amelie Pedneault4. Criminal Justice Policies: The Intended and Unintended Consequences of Monitoring Individuals Convicted of Sex Crimes, Shawn M. Rolfe and Richard Tewksbury5. Desistance and the Rise of Rehabilitation, Danielle Arlanda Harris and D. Richard Laws6. Treatment and Management of Youths Who Have Perpetrated Sexual Harm, Michael H. Miner and Nicholas P. Newstrom7. The Media, Public Opinion, and Sex Offender Policy in the U.S., Christina Mancini Section II: Special Topics 8. Taking a Criminal Career Approach to Sexual Offending, Arjan Blokland9. Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking, Joan A. Reid10. A Developmental Life Course viewpoint on Juvenile Sex Offending, Evan C. McCuish and Patrick Lussier11. Sexual Assault on The College Campus, Walter S. DeKeseredy12. Sexual Offending and the Catholic Church, Karen J. Terry13. Online Sexual Exploitation of Children: Reactive and Proactive Policing, Francis Fortin and Sarah Paquette14. Female Sexual Offending, Miriam Wijkman and Jeffrey C. Sandler15. Lethal Outcome in Sexual Crimes: A Criminological Perspective on Sexual Homicide, Eric Beauregard Section III: Practical Application of Research 16. Criminal Investigation of Sexual Offenses, Nadine Deslauriers-Varin, Craig Bennell and Andréanne Bergeron17. Classification of Perpetrators of Sexual Offences: An Overview of Three Generations of Research and Development, Jesse Cale18. The Risk Assessment of Offenders with a History of Sexual Crime: Past, Present and New Perspectives, Sébastien Brouillette-Alarie and Patrick Lussier19. A System Assessing the Risk of First-Time and Repeat Sexual Offending for Correctional Populations, Grant Duwe20. From the "Sex Offender" to Sex Offending: A Necessary Conceptual Shift, Eric Beauregard and Patrick Lussier