Sex fiends, perverts, and pedophiles [electronic resource] : understanding sex crime policy in America / Chrysanthi S. Leon.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : New York University Press, 2011Description: x, 253 p. : illSubject(s): Sex crimes -- United States | Sex offenders -- United States | Child molesters -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 364.15/30973 LOC classification: HV6592 | .L46 2011Online resources: Click to ViewIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Punishment stories -- The sexual psychopath era (1930-1955) -- The era of rehabilatative debate : 1950-1980 -- Sex offender rehabilitation in California from 1950-1980 : how it worked -- The old and the new : sex offender policy in the containment era, 1980-present -- Experts and governance : shifting politics and disappearing strategies -- Chilling effects -- National sex offender punishment trends since 1920.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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