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1 online resource |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Share Sex Offender Laws, Second Edition; Part I: Overview; Chapter 1: Introduction; Misguided Policies; The Need for Effective Leadership; Choosing Sensationalism and Sound Bites Over Substance; Narrative and Structure of this Volume; References; Chapter 2: The Problem of Sexual Assault; Sexual Assault Victimization; Sexual Assault Perpetration; Recidivism of Sex Offenders; Is Sex Offender Treatment Effective?; Summary and Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 3: A Brief History of Major Sex Offender Laws |
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History of Sex Offender LawsMedicalization of the Sex Offender Problem; The 1970s and 1980s; Sex Offender Legislation: A Moral Panic; Notes; References; Chapter 4: An Interview With Patty Wetterling; Interview With Patty Wetterling-June 27, 2008; Note; References; Part II: Sex Offender Laws; Chapter 5: Internet Sex Offending and the Online Sting; Statement of the Problem; Policy Solution; Strengths and Weaknesses of ISS; References; Chapter 6: Sex Offenders, Mandatory HIV Testing, and Intentional Transmission; Moral Panics and Symbolic Policies; Background and History of Mandatory Testing |
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Intentional TransmissionConclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 7: Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification; Evolution of Sex Offender Reforms; Assumptions and Goals of Registration and Notification Laws; Effectiveness of Registration and Notification Laws; Conclusions and Future Directions; References; Chapter 8: You Can Run But You Cannot Hide: GPS and Electronic Surveillance of Sex Offenders; Background; Types of GPS Surveillance and Costs; Goals and Limitations of GPS Monitoring; Sex Offender Recidivism and Community Supervision |
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Unintended Consequences of Electronic SurveillanceConclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 9: Sex Offender Residence Restrictions: The Law of Unintended Consequences; History and Function of Sex Offender Residence Restrictions; Evolution of Residence Restrictions; Unintended Consequences of Residence Restrictions; Implications for Practice and Policy; Conclusion; References; Chapter 10: Chemical and Surgical Castration; A Historical Perspective of Castration; Key Definitions; Castration's Proposed Mechanisms of Action; Comparison of State Castration Statutes |
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Legal Challenges to Castration StatutesCastration Legislation and Public Policy Implications; Future Public Policy Directions; References; Chapter 11: The Civil Commitment of Sexual Predators: A Policy Review; Sociopolitical Context; Legal Context; Operational Context; Policy Directions and the Future of Civil Commitment; Notes; References; Chapter 12: Child Rapists and Capital Punishment; Historical Application of Capital Punishment to Sex Crimes; The Legal History of Capital Punishment for Sex Crimes; Policy Considerations in Applying the Death Penalty; Conclusion; Notes; References |
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Print version record |
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Sex offenders -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States
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LAW -- Criminal Law -- General.
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Sex offenders -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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United States
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Wright, Richard G. (Richard Gordon), 1965- editor, author
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| ISBN |
9780826196729 |
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0826196721 |
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