Research Output for James Vess
Note: The 2012, 2013 publications have not been audited.
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Publications
2012 School of Psychology
Day, Andrew, Casey, Sharon, Vess, Jim and Huisy, Gina (2012) Assessing the therapeutic climate of prisons, Criminal Justice and Behavior, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 156-168, Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, Calif. [C1]
ERA journal ID: 6208 – Scopus EID: 2-s2.0-84856431307
Citation counts:Scopus - 1,
Thomson - 1
DRO entry for this publication
Vess, James, Day, Andrew, Powell, Martine and Graffam, Joe (2012) International sex offender registration laws : research and evaluation issues based on a review of current scientific literature, Police practice and research, pp. 1-14, Routledge, Oxon, U. K. [C1]
ERA journal ID: 17376 – Scopus EID: Not tagged2012 External
Casey, Sharon, Day, Andrew, Vess, James* and Ward, Tony (2012) Foundations of offender rehabilitation, Routlege, New York, N.Y. [A2]
2011 School of Psychology
Day, Andrew, Casey, Sharon, Vess, James and Huisy, Gina (2011) Assessing the social climate of prisons, Criminology Research Council, Canberra, ACT [A5]
Vess, James and Ward, Tony (2011) Sexual offences against children, in Sturmey, Peter and McMurran, Mary (eds), Forensic case formulation, John Wiley & Sons, Malden, Mass. [B1]
Vess, James, Langskaill, Brooke, Day, Andrew, Powell, Martine and Graffam, Joe (2011) A comparative analysis of Australian sex offender legislation for sex offender registries, Australian and New Zealand journal of criminology, vol. 44, no. 3, pp. 404-424, Sage Publications, London, U. K. [C1]
ERA journal ID: 16990 – Scopus EID: Not taggedVess, James (2011) Risk assessment with female sex offenders : can women meet the criteria of community protection laws?, Journal of sexual aggression, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 77-91, Routledge, London, England [C1]
ERA journal ID: 36225 – Scopus EID: 2-s2.0-79952719725
Citation counts:Vess, James (2011) Ethical practice in sex offender assessment : consideration of actuarial and polygraph methods, Sexual abuse : a journal of research and treatment, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 381-396, Sage Publications, Inc., Thousand Oaks, Calif. [C1]
ERA journal ID: 6664 – Scopus EID: Not tagged2010 School of Psychology
Day, Andrew, Casey, Sharon, Ward, Tony*, Howells, Kevin* and Vess, James (2010) Transitions to better lives : offender readiness and rehabilitation, Willan Publishing, Devon, England [A1]
Vess, James (2010) Forensic risk assessment : public protection versus offender rights, in Nash, Mike and Williams, Andy (eds), Handbook of public protection, pp. 87-102, Willan, Abingdon, England [B1]
Vess, James (2010) Forensic risk assessment of a sexual offender, in Lewis, Andrew J.; Gould, Emma; Habib, Cherine and King, Ross (eds), Integrative assessment in clinical psychology, pp. 191-221, Australian Academic Press, Bowen Hills, QLD. [BN]
Jones, Jennifer* and Vess, James (2010) Implicit theories and personality patterns in child-victim sex offenders, Sexual abuse in Australia and New Zealand, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 58-65, Australia and New Zealand Association for Treatment of Sexual Abuse (A N Z A T S A), Haymarket, N.S.W. [C1]
ERA journal ID: 41902 – Scopus EID: Not taggedMurdoch, Sharlene*, Vess, James and Ward, Tony* (2010) Descriptive model of the offence process of women violent offenders : distal background variables, Psychiatry, psychology and law, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 368-384, Australian Academic Press Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, Vic. [C1]
ERA journal ID: 6578 – Scopus EID: 2-s2.0-77954853758
Citation counts:Vess, James and Skelton, Alex* (2010) Sexual and violent recidivism by offender type and actuarial risk : reoffending rates for rapists, child molesters and mixed-victim offenders, Psychology, crime and law, vol. 16, no. 7, pp. 541-554, Routledge, London, England [C1]
ERA journal ID: 6611 – Scopus EID: 2-s2.0-77955206606Wollert, Richard*, Cramer, Elliot*, Waggoner, Jacqueline*, Skelton, Alex* and Vess, James (2010) Recent research (N=9,305) underscores the importance of using age-stratified actuarial tables in sex offender risk assessments, Sexual abuse : a journal of research and treatment, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 471-490, Sage Publications, Inc, Thousand Oaks, Calif. [C1]
ERA journal ID: 6664 – Scopus EID: 2-s2.0-78649532777
Citation counts:2010 External
Vess, James*, Ward, Tony* and Yates, Pamela M.* (2010) Ethics of risk assessment, in Browne, Kevin D.; Craig, Leam A. and Beech, Anthony R. (eds), Assessments in forensic practice : a handbook, Wiley, Hoboken, N. J. [B1.1]
2009 School of Psychology
Vess, James (2009) Risk assessment of sexual offenders for extended supervision orders in New Zealand : basic principles and current practice, Journal of child sexual abuse, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 174-189, Routledge, London, England [C1]
ERA journal ID: 40581 – Scopus EID: 2-s2.0-65549146369
Citation counts:Vess, James and Eccleston, Lynne* (2009) Extended supervision of sexual offenders in Australia and New Zealand : differences in implementation across jurisdictions, Psychiatry, psychology and law, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 271-287, Australian Academic Press Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, Vic. [C1]
ERA journal ID: 6578 – Scopus EID: 2-s2.0-70449331527
Citation counts:Vess, James (2009) Fear and loathing in public policy : ethical issues in laws for sex offenders, Aggression and violent behavior, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 264-272, Elsevier Ltd., Amsterdam, The Netherlands [C1]
ERA journal ID: 6066 – Scopus EID: 2-s2.0-67349149591
Citation counts:Vess, Jim (2009) Risk assessment and risk management with sex offenders : community protection vs. offender rights, ACEA 2009 / The reintegration puzzle : Proceedings of the 2009 Australasian Corrections Education Association - Reintegration Puzzle Conference, pp. 1-30, ACEA, Perth, Western Australia [EN.1]
2009 External
Vess, James* (2009) Extended supervision or civil commitment for managing the risk of sexual offenders : public safety and individual rights, Sexual Abuse in Australia and New Zealand, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 70-78, Australia and New Zealand Association for Treatment of Sexual Abuse (A N Z A T S A), Haymarket, N.S.W. [C1.1]
ERA journal ID: 41902 – Scopus EID: Not taggedWard, Tony*, Gannon, Theresa* and Vess, Jim* (2009) Human rights, ethical principles, and standards in forensic psychology, International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology, vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 126-144, Sage Publications Inc, Thousand Oaks, Calif. [C1.1]
ERA journal ID: 6319 – Scopus EID: 2-s2.0-62249194839
Citation counts:2008 School of Psychology
Oxnam, Paul* and Vess, James (2008) Typology of adolescent sexual offenders : millon adolescent clinical inventory profiles, developmental factors, and offence characteristics, Journal of forensic psychiatry and psychology, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 228-242, BrunnerRoutledge, London, England [C1.1]
ERA journal ID: 6412 – Scopus EID: 2-s2.0-42649145083
Citation counts:Watson, Teresa* and Vess, James (2008) Short term reoffending by child victim sex offenders in New Zealand : a comparison of those with and without extended supervision, Sexual abuse in Australia and New Zealand, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 44-52, Australia News Zealand Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abuse (A N Z A T S A), Haymarket, N.S.W. [C1.1]
ERA journal ID: 41902 – Scopus EID: Not taggedCollie, Rachael*, Ward, Tony* and Vess, James (2008) Assessment and case conceptualization in sex offender treatment, Journal of behavior analysis of offender and victim treatment and prevention, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 65-81, BAO Organization, U.S.A [C2]
ERA journal ID: Not matching ERA journal list2008 External
Collie, Rachael*, Ward, Tony* and Vess, James* (2008) Sexual offenders, in Fritzon, Katarina and Wilson, Paul (eds), Forensic psychology and criminology : an Australasian perspective, pp. 87-99, McGraw-Hill Australia, North Ryde, N.S.W. [B1.1]
Collie, Rachael*, Ward, Tony* and Vess, James* (2008) Sex offenders, in Fritzon, Katarina and Wilson, Paul (eds), Forensic psychology and criminology : an Australasian perspective, pp. 87-99, McGraw-Hill Australia, North Ryde, N.S.W. [B1.1]
Thakker, J.*, Vess, James* and Ward, Tony* (2008) Cultural considerations within risk assessments, in Calder, Martin C. (eds), Contemporary risk assessment in safeguarding children, pp. 266-278, Russell House, Lyme Regis, England [B1.1]
Skelton, Alex* and Vess, James* (2008) Risk of sexual recidivism as a function of age and actuarial risk, Journal of sexual aggression, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 199-209, Routledge, London, England [C1.1]
ERA journal ID: 36225 – Scopus EID: Not taggedVess, James* (2008) Sex offender risk assessment : consideration of human rights in community protection legislation, Legal and criminological psychology, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 245-256, British Psychological Society, Leicester, England [C1.1]
ERA journal ID: 6509 – Scopus EID: 2-s2.0-50849110539
Citation counts:Vess, James*, Ward, Tony* and Collie, Rachael* (2008) Case formulation with sex offenders : an illustration of individualized risk assessment, Journal of behavior analysis of offender and victim treatment and prevention, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 284-293, BAO Organization, U.S.A. [C1.1]
ERA journal ID: Not matching ERA journal listVess, J.* (2008) Risk assessment and management of sex offenders, in Unknown (ed.), ANZAPPL 2008 : Proceedings of the 28th Annual Congress of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, ANZAPPL, Sydney, N.S.W. [E1.1]
2007 School of Psychology
Collie, Rachael*, Vess, James and Murdoch, Sharlene* (2007) Violence-related cognition : current research, in Gannon, Theresa A.; Ward, Tony; Beech, Anthony R. and Fisher, Dawn (eds), Aggressive offenders' cognition : theory, research, and practice, pp. 179-198, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, England [B1.1]
2007 External
Watson, Teresa* and Vess, James* (2007) Risk assessment of child-victim sex offenders for extended supervision in New Zealand, Journal of forensic psychiatry and psychology, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 235-247, BrunnerRoutledge, London, England [C1.1]
ERA journal ID: 6412 – Scopus EID: 2-s2.0-34247626788
Citation counts:Vess, J.* (2007) Assessment of Axis II in case formulation and treatment planning, in Unknown (ed.), NZPsS 2007 : Proceedings of the 2007 Annual Conference of the New Zealand College of Clinical Psychologists, New Zealand College of Clinical Psychologists, Nelson, N. Z. [E1.1]
2006 School of Psychology
Riley, D.*, Skelton, A.* and Vess, James (2006) Assessing sex offender risk, in McMaster, Ken and Bakker, Leon (eds), Will they do it again? : assessing and managing risk, pp. 146-161, Hall McMaster & Associates, Lyttelton, New Zealand [B1.1]
Vess, James (2006) Preparing practitioners for assessing and managing risk, in McMaster, Ken and Bakker, Leon (eds), Will they do it again? : assessing and managing risk, pp. 162-177, Hall McMaster & Associates, Lyttelton, New Zealand [B1.1]
Wilson, N.*, Ogloff, J.* and Vess, James (2006) Expert conflict and potential confusion regarding reporting sexual risk prediction : an expert panel discussion, in Katsikitis, Mary (eds), Proceedings of the 2006 joint conference of the APS and NZPsS : psychology bridging the Tasman : science culture and practice, Australian Psychological Society, Melbourne, Australia [E1.1]
2006 External
Oxnam, Paul* and Vess, James* (2006) Personality-based typology of adolescent sexual offenders using the Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory, New Zealand journal of psychology, vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 36-44, New Zealand Psychological Society, Christchurch, N.Z. [C1.1]
ERA journal ID: 6537 – Scopus EID: 2-s2.0-33646001127
Citation counts:Skelton, Alexander*, Riley, David*, Wales, David* and Vess, James* (2006) Assessing risk for sexual offenders in New Zealand : development and validation of a computer-scored risk measure, Journal of sexual aggression, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 277-286, Whiting and Birch, London, England [C1.1]
ERA journal ID: 36225 – Scopus EID: Not taggedWard, Tony*, Vess, James*, Collie, Rachael M.* and Gannon, Theresa A.* (2006) Risk management or goods promotion : the relationship between approach and avoidance goals in treatment for sex offenders, Aggression and violent behavior, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 378-393, Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands [C1.1]
ERA journal ID: 6066 – Scopus EID: 2-s2.0-33744941114
Citation counts:2005 External
Heinze, Michaela C.* and Vess, James* (2005) The relationship among malingering, psychopathy, and the MMPI-2 validity scales in maximum security forensic psychiatric inpatients, Journal of forensic psychology practice, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 35-53, Routledge, Philadelphia, Pa. [C1.1]
ERA journal ID: 6413 – Scopus EID: 2-s2.0-29244489220
Citation counts:Vess, James* (2005) Preventive detention versus civil commitment : alternative policies for public protection in New Zealand and California., Psychiatry, psychology, and law, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 357-366, Routledge, Abingdon, England [C1.1]
ERA journal ID: 6578 – Scopus EID: 2-s2.0-33645454393
Citation counts:2004 External
Renzaglia, Gary*, Vess, James*, Hodel, Bettina* and McCrary, Laura* (2004) Mentally disordered offenders : from forensic state hospital to conditional release in California, International journal of law and psychiatry, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 31-44, Pergamon, Kidlington, England [C1.1]
ERA journal ID: 17184 – Scopus EID: 2-s2.0-1542299143
Citation counts:Vess, James*, Murphy, Carolyn* and Arkowitz, Steve* (2004) Clinical and demographic differences between sexually violent predators and other commitment types in a state forensic hospital, Journal of forensic psychiatry and psychology, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 669-681, Routledge, Abingdon, England [C1.1]
ERA journal ID: 6412 – Scopus EID: 2-s2.0-11144331988
Citation counts:Vess, J.* and Polaschek, D.* (2004) California's indefinite detention of sexually violent predators compared to New Zealand's use of preventive detention : different paths to a similar goal, ANZAPPL 2004 : Proceedings of the 24th Annual Congress of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, ANZAPPL, Port Douglas, Qld. [E1.1]
2003 External
Arkowitz, Steve* and Vess, James* (2003) An evaluation of the bumby RAPE and MOLEST scales as measures of cognitive distortions with civilly committed sexual offenders, Sexual abuse : a journal of research and treatment, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 237-249, Sage Publications, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA [C1.1]
ERA journal ID: 6664 – Scopus EID: 2-s2.0-1542648941
Citation counts:Murphy, Carolyn* and Vess, James* (2003) Subtypes of psychopathy : proposed differences between narcissistic, borderline, sadistic and antisocial psychopaths, Psychiatric quarterly, vol. 74, no. 1, pp. 11-29, Springer, New York, N.Y. [C1.1]
ERA journal ID: 13104 – Scopus EID: 2-s2.0-0037672762
Citation counts:Vess, James*, Brush, John* and Oertel, Renee* (2003) The structure of a computer assisted treatment plan for psychiatric inpatients: Meeting standards and improving care., The journal on information technology in healthcare, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 167-180, Health Level Seven Taiwan, Taipei City Taiwan, Republic of China [C1.1]
ERA journal ID: 10755 – Scopus EID: Not tagged
Grants and Consultancies
All years
Research Income - National Competitive Grants
Day, A, Casey, S* and Vess, J. Assessing the therapeutic climate of prisons, Criminology RC Grant - Research [T]
- 2010: $27,608
- 2011: $13,806
Research Income - Industry and Other Funding - International B (Other Income)
Day, A, Vess, J, Casey, S* and Ward, T*. Provision of research and training services for the Singapore Prison Service and the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports [V.3]
- 2011: $123,915
- 2010: $123,915
Higher Degree by Research Completions supervised by James Vess
No completions found or audited.
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- * Not a member of Deakin University at time of output.
DRO to publications collection last synchronised: Tuesday 21st May 2013 10:04pm
