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" Reconsidering sex crimes and offenders : "
Lisa Anne Zilney and Laura Zilney.
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985977
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b740347
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Zilney, Lisa Anne.
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Reconsidering sex crimes and offenders : : prosecution or persecution? /\ Lisa Anne Zilney and Laura Zilney.
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Santa Barbara, Calif. :: Praeger/ABC-CLIO,, ©2009.
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1 online resource (xvi, 168 pages)
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0313348588
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: 1282361503
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: 6612361506
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: 9780313348587
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: 9781282361508
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: 9786612361500
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9780313348570
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-161) and index.
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Religion, medicine, and social science -- How many sex offenders are there? -- Creating laws to deal with sex offenders -- Case studies of select laws -- "So called" sex crimes -- Sexually explicit materials -- Nonconsensual offenses -- Separating fact from fiction.
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Cutting through the hysteria and hype, Reconsidering Sex Crimes and Offenders: Prosecution or Persecution? argues that while convicted violent sex offenders certainly should be punished, many laws targeting minor sexual offenses are outdated, overly severe, and too concerned with satisfying public outrage driven by distortions, misconceptions, and sensationalistic media coverage.''Reconsidering Sex Crimes and Offenders is sure to challenge readers' understanding of who a sex offender is, how they should be treated, and how best to protect the community from such offenders. The book looks at how the legal definitions of certain offenses have changed over time and then explores a series of real-life case studies. Readers will discover how some citizens have been targeted and punished for consensual acts-including homosexuality, polygamy, and pornography. Additional coverage considers a number of highly controversial laws-from residency restrictions to the death penalty-and the media's role in fueling public support for them. '
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Sex crimes-- United States.
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Sex offenders-- Legal status, laws, etc.-- United States.
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LAW-- Criminal Law-- General.
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Sex crimes.
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Sex offenders-- Legal status, laws, etc.
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United States.
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345.73/0253
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KF9325.Z57 2009eb
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Zilney, Laura J.
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