Sex Offender Deregistration Texas-Bruce Cameron LSOTP-S

Texas does allow certain sex offenders to petition for early termination of their obligation to register, a process commonly referred to as deregistration. Under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 62.401–62.408, a strictly defined legal and clinical pathway exists for...

Sexual Sadism DSM 5 TR Confusing

Sexual Sadism DSM 5 TR:  What counts as “sexual behavior involving suffering” Sexual Sadism DSM-5-TR: As I interpret it, the DSM-5TR Sadism Disorder narrative permits evaluators to infer that sexual arousal from suffering is present where there is a history...

Online Predators Dangers – Not Distinctively Dangerous Sex Offenders

Special Thanks: Janis Wolak and David Finkelhor A new University of New Hampshire study challenges the view that online predators are a distinctly dangerous variety of sex offenders, requiring special programs to protect youth. The study from the UNH Crimes...

Adolescence and The Law – Current Challenges

Adolescence and The Law – Current Challenges Offices are in Dallas, Preston Hollow/Medical City, Texas. (214) 431-2032 The new issue of the Association for Psychological Science’s journal *Current Directions in Psychological Science* is a special issue devoted to “The Teenage...

Sexting – Child/Teen Cell Phone Abuse

It’s a trend among school kids, and it’s not about downloading songs on devices or playing the latest edition of Grand Theft Auto. It’s called “sexting”-sending graphic images and pornographic videos via text message to friends. It’s becoming such a...