Reconsidering Sex Crimes and Offenders
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Civil Commitment
Community Notification and Registration
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Media and Moral Panic
Medical Model of Sexual Offending
Nonconsensual Offenders
Recurring Sex Offenses
Religion and Sexual Offending
Residency Restrictions
Sex Offender Laws
Sexual Fetishes
Sexually Explicit Materials
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- ISBN 9780313348570
- Weight: 454g
- Dimensions: 156 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 23 Jul 2009
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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This examination of our nation's sex crime laws and the social attitudes behind them argues that many citizens are being pursued as sex offenders for nonviolent and oftentimes consensual sexual behaviors.
Cutting through the hysteria and hype, Reconsidering Sex Crimes and Offenders: Prosecution or Persecution? argues that while convicted violent sex offenders certainly should be punished, many laws targeting minor sexual offenses are outdated, overly severe, and too concerned with satisfying public outrage driven by distortions, misconceptions, and sensationalistic media coverage.
Reconsidering Sex Crimes and Offenders is sure to challenge readers' understanding of who a sex offender is, how they should be treated, and how best to protect the community from such offenders. The book looks at how the legal definitions of certain offenses have changed over time and then explores a series of real-life case studies. Readers will discover how some citizens have been targeted and punished for consensual acts—including homosexuality, polygamy, and pornography. Additional coverage considers a number of highly controversial laws—from residency restrictions to the death penalty—and the media's role in fueling public support for them.
Lisa Anne Zilney is associate professor in the Department of Justice Studies at Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ.
Laura J. Zilney is a sexologist with a private practice near Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
