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ISBN: | 9781847313584 1847313582 1281082635 9781281082633 9781841135922 1841135925 1472563921 9781472563927 9786611082635 6611082638
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-268) and index. English. Print version record.
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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.
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Other form: | Print version: McAlinden, Anne-Marie. Shaming of sexual offenders. Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart, 2007
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