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The shaming of sexual offenders : risk, retribution and reintegration /

Sex offenders, particularly those who offend against children, feature prominently in contemporary law and order debates. Child sexual abuse is a small component of the broader category of 'gendered and sexualised violence' which causes significant trauma for victims yet continues to evade...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McAlinden, Anne-Marie
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart, 2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Sex offenders, particularly those who offend against children, feature prominently in contemporary law and order debates. Child sexual abuse is a small component of the broader category of 'gendered and sexualised violence' which causes significant trauma for victims yet continues to evade conventional approaches to justice. This is evidenced not only by the low number of prosecutions, due mostly to low levels of reporting and evidential difficulties at trial, but also by the failure of the justice system to prevent re-offending, largely due to the limited availability and effectiveness of pri.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (278 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-268) and index.
ISBN:9781847313584
1847313582
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9781281082633
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9781472563927
9786611082635
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