Responding to Sexual Offending: Perceptions, Risk Management and Public Protection

Mccartan, K. (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1349470996 / ISBN 13: 9781349470990

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

About this Item

231 pages. 8.25x5.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Responding to Sexual Offending: Perceptions, Risk Management and Public Protection
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1349470996
• ISBN 13: 9781349470990
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.3 kilograms

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Synopsis

This collection brings together international contributors from multiple disciplines to discuss the current public, social and governmental understandings and responses to sexual violence. Exploring issues such as how to manage sex offenders, the volume provides recommendations for how to reduce offending and improve community engagement.

About the Author

Alexandra Bailey, Lucy Faithfull Foundation, UK. Monica Barry, University of Strathclyde, UK. Charlotte Bilby, Northumbria University, UK. Adam Carter, National Offender Management Services, UK. Ian Elliott, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA. Danielle Harris, San Jose State University, USA. Hazel Kemshall, DeMontfort University, UK. Ruth McAlister, University of Ulster, UK. Duncan McPhee, University of the West of England, UK. Mike Nash, University of Portsmouth, UK. David Prescott, Becket Family of Services, USA. Beth Weaver, University of Strathclyde, UK. Andrew Williams, Portsmouth University, UK. Robin Wilson, Humber College, USA.