The Oxford handbook of sex offences and sex offenders

There has been a significant increase in the focus on sex offending in recent years. This has occurred in both the academic and the public spheres. In attempting to understand sexual offending, this collection recognizes two different discourses that currently operate in relation to sex crime. At th...

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Other Authors: Sanders, Teela (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2017, 2017
Series:The Oxford handbooks in criminology and criminal justice / The Oxford handbooks in criminology and criminal justice
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Collection: Oxford Handbook Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:There has been a significant increase in the focus on sex offending in recent years. This has occurred in both the academic and the public spheres. In attempting to understand sexual offending, this collection recognizes two different discourses that currently operate in relation to sex crime. At the public level there is an explicit focus on regulation and control. At the same time there has been a less public but equally fervent discourse centered on the importance of the assessment and treatment of sexual offenders. The Handbook moves from theoretical explanations to a dissection of who the offenders are, who the victims are, and how offenders are treated and managed; it then proceeds onward, using a sociological lens to examine the social and cultural contexts in which crimes and sexual activities take place
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 653 pages)
ISBN:9780190213657