Understanding Sexual Offending: An Evidence-Based Response to Myths and Misconceptions

by Patrick Lussier, Jesse Cale, Evan C McCuish

Book Overview

1. Introduction: Sexual offending: an elusive phenomenon in criminology's blind spot.- 2. The postwar sociolegal (de-) constructoin of sexual offending.- 3. Myths, false claims and erroneous conclusions about "sex offenders".- 4. The "sex offender" under the microscope: Are they different?.- 5. Why sexual offending?.- 6. The stepping stones to sexual offending.- 7. The Scarlet letter in the digital age: the impact of public sex offender registries.-...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030533034
• ISBN13: 9783030533038
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 401 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"