The Dilemma of the Sexual Offender (American Series in Behavioral Science and Law, 1101,)

This book was born out of the pressure imposed on forensic experts by the new sexual predator laws and the dilemma they have created. These include how we conceptualize sexual offenders and their victimization, how to manage and control sex offender behavior, and how to resolve the conflict of forensic experts in the roles of both treatment providers and as agents of social control under the mandates of sex-offender specific laws. The book is a synthesis of the clinical research on the subject by a large number of scholars presented within the larger perspective of the problem itself, closer to the natural roots of human sexual behaviors and their historicity. The text charts a provocative, thoughtful, and necessary direction for interpreting and clarifying society’s response to sexual deviance. It offers a clear and cogent argument explaining how law and medicine can move beyond the present climate of moral panic guided by a discerning and deliberate approach to interpreting sexual offenders. Among topics covered are women in society, deviant sexuality, the reality of evil, rape and rapists, lust murderers, the relationship of mental illness to sexual offending, victims of sexual abuse and their victimizers, treatment, sex offender laws, and the logic of sex offender laws and policies. This book provides a useful and accessible primer for readers interested in such subjects as the role of women in society, the history of victimization, the relationship between mental illness and sexual offending, and the relevant laws on the subject. It serves as an outstanding resource for psychiatrists, lawyers, criminologists, policy analysts, and forensic mental health professionals as the authors expertly reveal the world of sexual offenders.

Politics & Social Sciences

Palermo, George B.

Farkas, Mary Ann

Social Sciences

Charles C. Thomas Pub Ltd

<p>This book was born out of the pressure imposed on forensic experts by the new sexual predator laws and the dilemma they have created. These include how we conceptualize sexual offenders and their victimization, how to manage and control sex offender behavior, and how to resolve the conflict of forensic experts in the roles of both treatment providers and as agents of social control under the mandates of sex-offender specific laws. The book is a synthesis of the clinical research on the subject by a large number of scholars presented within the larger perspective of the problem itself, closer to the natural roots of human sexual behaviors and their historicity. The text charts a provocative, thoughtful, and necessary direction for interpreting and clarifying society’s response to sexual deviance. It offers a clear and cogent argument explaining how law and medicine can move beyond the present climate of moral panic guided by a discerning and deliberate approach to interpreting sexual offenders. Among topics covered are women in society, deviant sexuality, the reality of evil, rape and rapists, lust murderers, the relationship of mental illness to sexual offending, victims of sexual abuse and their victimizers, treatment, sex offender laws, and the logic of sex offender laws and policies. This book provides a useful and accessible primer for readers interested in such subjects as the role of women in society, the history of victimization, the relationship between mental illness and sexual offending, and the relevant laws on the subject. It serves as an outstanding resource for psychiatrists, lawyers, criminologists, policy analysts, and forensic mental health professionals as the authors expertly reveal the world of sexual offenders.</p>

<p>CORRECTIONAL LEADERSHIP examines how organizational culture is related to effective correctional leadership. It highlights the importance of changing trends in corrections, specifically institutional corrections. The text also illustrates the advantages of viewing the operations of prisons in various ways for successful adaptation to changing political, economic, and social environments of the outside world. This text shows why leadership is a central factor in prison effectiveness.</p>

Correctional Leadership: A Cultural Perspective

Stojkovic, Stan

Wadsworth Publishing

From society scandals to juvenile mass murderers and serial killers, from the birth of the Mafia to white-collar crime, from the Lindbergh case to O.J. Simpson, “A Law Unto Themselves: The Media and the Criminal Justice System” traces the interplay between the media and the justice system as played out in the most significant crimes and cases.

A Law Unto Themselves: The Media and the Criminal Justice System

Burke, Frank

Humor & Entertainment

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

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The Dilemma of the Sexual Offender (American Series in Behavioral Science and Law, 1101,)

The Dilemma of the Sexual Offender (American Series in Behavioral Science and Law, 1101,)

Correctional Leadership: A Cultural Perspective

A Law Unto Themselves: The Media and the Criminal Justice System