Historical overview -- An overview of legislation -- Sexually violent predators legislation: arguments pro and con -- Management of sexually violent predators while in federal custody -- Can sexually violent predators be managed in community settings? -- What happens to civillycommitted sexually violent predators? The state of treatment for incarcerated sex offenders -- Offenders targeting children vs. offenders targeting adults -- Juvenile offenders and sexual violence -- Understanding recidivism in the treatment of sexual offenders -- The psychometrics of risk assessments for the paraphilias -- A general psychometric overview of sexually violent predators criteria: what is the burden? -- Statistical controversies in sexually violent predators assessments -- What constructs ought to be measured when conducting sexually violent predators evaluations? -- Comorbid mental health problems in sexually violent predators -- Cultural considerations in sexually violent predators evaluations -- Sexually violent predators and the DSM-V -- General issues in the prediction of deviant sexual behavior -- The assessment and diagnosis of personality disorders -- The assessment and diagnosis of "mental defects" and psychopathy -- The assessment and diagnosis of the paraphilias -- Problems with reliance on self-report.-Physiological assessment: polygraph and plethysmography -- What should a standard sexually violent predator's evaluation protocol look like? -- Sexually violent predators and expert testimony -- Understanding the victims.