Preventing sexual violence : how society should cope with sex offenders /

Preventing sexual violence : how society should cope with sex offenders /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	La Fond, John Q.
Imprint:	Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, ©2005.
Description:	1 online resource (xvii, 259 pages).
Language:	English
Series:	The law and public policy Law and public policy.
Subject:	Sex crimes -- United States. Sex offenders -- United States. Sex crimes -- United States -- Prevention. Sex offenders -- Rehabilitation -- United States. Sex offenders -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States. Recidivism -- United States -- Prevention. Sex Offenses. Recidivism -- Prevention. Sex crimes. Sex crimes -- Prevention. Sex offenders. Sex offenders -- Legal status, laws, etc. Sex offenders -- Rehabilitation. United States. United States.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11151965

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ISBN:	1591471729 9781591471721
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes. English.
Summary:	"This book examines what we know--and what we do not know--about sex offenders, victims, and sex crimes. It attempts to determine whether the current wisdom on which recently passed laws in the U.S. are based is accurate. Enough time has passed since these laws were first enacted to see whether they work and are cost-effective. In short, the author examines the new weapons being used to fight sex offenders and then discuss what we should--and should not--do to win this war. This book covers a broad range of issues, including state-of-the-art research on sex offenders, sex crimes, and victims; cutting-edge constitutional analysis of new laws; and intensive public policy evaluation"--Create. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2005 APA, all rights reserved).
Other form:	Print version: La Fond, John Q. Preventing sexual violence. Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, ©2005

Table of Contents:

Sex crimes, victims, and offenders
Are sex offenders really dangerous?
Can sex offenders be treated?
Effectiveness of registration and community notification laws
Sexually violent predator laws
Should sex offenders be castrated?
Does risk management make more sense?
Recommendations.