Sex Fiends, Perverts, and Pedophiles : : Understanding Sex Crime Policy in America /

Sex Fiends, Perverts, and Pedophiles : : Understanding Sex Crime Policy in America / / Chrysanthi S. Leon.

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From Megan’s Law to Jessica’s Law, almost every state in the nation has passed some law to punish sex offenders. This popular tough-on-crime legislation is often written after highly-publicized cases have made the gruesome rounds through the media, and usually features harsh sentences, lifetime GPS...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Leon, Chrysanthi S.,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2011]
©2011
Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1 Punishment Stories
  • 2 The Sexual Psychopath Era
  • 3 The Era of Rehabilitative Debate
  • 4 Sex Offender Rehabilitation in California and How It Worked
  • 5 Sex Offender Policy in the Containment Era
  • 6 Experts and Governance
  • 7 Chilling Effects
  • 8 National Sex Offender Punishment Trends since 1920
  • 9 Conclusion
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B Timeline
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author

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