Preventing sexual violence : how society should cope with sex offenders / John Q. La Fond.
"Preventing Sexual Violence: How Society Should Cope With Sex Offenders systematically critiques the current treatment of sex offenders in an effort to determine how best to prevent reoffending without infringing on the rights of citizens. This book offers the latest data about sex offenders an...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC :
American Psychological Association,
[2005]
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| Series: | Law and public policy.
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| Summary: | "Preventing Sexual Violence: How Society Should Cope With Sex Offenders systematically critiques the current treatment of sex offenders in an effort to determine how best to prevent reoffending without infringing on the rights of citizens. This book offers the latest data about sex offenders and the novel and powerful legal measures enacted to prevent sexual violence. In recent years, states have initiated programs for sex offenders involving involuntary commitment, mandatory registration, community notification, and even chemical castration. La Fond identifies which strategies work, which strategies are based on false assumptions, and which should be modified or abandoned. In addition to recommending ways to improve programs, he focuses on an effective risk management program that could be expanded and reproduced nationwide. This book provides criminal justice professionals, clinicians working with sexually violent offenders, and policymakers with a clear and realistic plan for humanely coping with sex offenders and reducing further sexual violence."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 259 pages ; 27 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1591471729 9781591471721 |