The shaming of sexual offenders : risk, retribution and reintegration /

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Author / Creator:McAlinden, Anne-Marie.
Imprint:Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart, 2007.
Description:1 online resource (278 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11282066
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ISBN:9781847313584
1847313582
1281082635
9781281082633
9781841135922
1841135925
1472563921
9781472563927
9786611082635
6611082638
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-268) and index.
English.
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Summary:Sex offenders, particularly those who offend against children, feature prominently in contemporary law and order debates. Child sexual abuse is a small component of the broader category of 'gendered and sexualised violence' which causes significant trauma for victims yet continues to evade conventional approaches to justice. This is evidenced not only by the low number of prosecutions, due mostly to low levels of reporting and evidential difficulties at trial, but also by the failure of the justice system to prevent re-offending, largely due to the limited availability and effectiveness of pri.
Other form:Print version: McAlinden, Anne-Marie. Shaming of sexual offenders. Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart, 2007