Failure to protect : America's sexual predator laws and the rise of the preventive state /

Shows that "sexual predator" laws, which have intense public and political support, are counterproductive. Janus contends that aggressive measures such as civil commitment and Megan's law, which are designed to restrain sex offenders before they can commit another crime, are bad polic...

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Main Author: Janus, Eric S.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2006.
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