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서명/저자사항 | Shaming the Constitution : the detrimental results of sexual violent predator legislation/ Michael L. Perlin, Heather Ellis Cucolo. |
개인저자 | Perlin, Michael L.,1946- author. Cucolo, Heather Ellis,author, |
형태사항 | 1 online resource. |
기타형태 저록 | Print version: Perlin, Michael L., 1946- author. Shaming the Constitution Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, 2017 9781439912911 |
ISBN | 9781439912935 1439912939 |
서지주기 | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
내용주기 | The key factors -- History of sex offender laws -- Confounders -- At Trial -- Treatment of sex offenders in special facilities -- International perspectives -- Therapeutic jurisprudence and conclusion. |
요약 | "Convicted sexually violent predators are more vilified, more subject to media misrepresentation, and more likely to be denied basic human rights than any other population. [This book's authors} question the intentions of sex offender laws, offering new approaches to this most complex (and controversial) area of law and social policy. The authors assert that sex offender laws and policies are unconstitutional and counter-productive. The legislation largely fails to add to public safety - even ruining lives for what are, in some cases, trivial infractions. [The book] draws on law, behavioral sciences, and other disciplines to show that many of the "solutions" to penalizing sexually violent predators are "wrong," as they create the most repressive and useless laws. In addition to tracing the history of sex offender laws, the authors address the case of Jesse Timmendequas, whose crime begat "Megan's Law;" the media's role in creating a "moral panic;" recidivism statistics and treatments, as well as international human rights laws. Ultimately, they call attention to the flaws in the system so we can find solutions that contribute to public safety in ways that do not mock Constitutional principles."--Publisher's website. |
주제명(지명) | United States. --fast |
일반주제명 | Sex offenders --Legal status, laws, etc. --United States. Sex offenders --Rehabilitation --United States. Sex offenders --Psychology. Sex crimes --United States. Sex offenders --Legal status, laws, etc. LAW / Criminal Law / General. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General. PSYCHOLOGY / Forensic Psychology. Sex crimes. Sex offenders --Legal status, laws, etc. Sex offenders --Psychology. Sex offenders --Rehabilitation. |
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