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Zusatztext 'Karen Harrison! the editor! closes the preface with this comment: "whether he overall aim (to identify methods to prevent further sexual victimization) has been achieved is for the reader to assess". According to this humble reader! this aim is fully achieved if! and only if! professionals consider the conclusions reached by the authors. This is an extraordinary book that truly opens the eyes. All professionals wanting to really understand paedophilia should consider this book compulsory reading. It not only includes difficult theoretical questions but also raises practical challenges which must be taken into consideration when researching and in practice.' - Olga Sanchez De Ribera! PhD Student! Institute of Criminology! University of Cambridge in the Howard Journal Vol 49 No 5. December 2010 Informationen zum Autor Karen Harrison is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Hull. Klappentext Sex offenders! and in particular paedophiles! have been the subject of political and media attention! and there have been intensive debates about the best way of dealing with them. This book explores these issues. It evaluates the measures including drug treatment! MAPPA! the use of the Sex Offender Register! and satellite-tracking technology. Zusammenfassung This book explores the issues surrounding sex offenders, evaluating the measures in use or being considered, including drug treatment, MAPPA, the use of the Sex Offender Register, restorative justice techniques, and treatment programmes. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Part 1: Introduction 1. Paedophilia: Definitions and Aetiology 2. High-risk Sex offenders: Issues of Policy Part 2: Risk Management 3. Effective Multi-agency Public Protection: Learning from the Research 4. The Sex Offender Register, Community Notification and Some Reflections on Privacy Part 3: Treatment and Risk Reduction 5. An Introduction to Sex Offender Treatment Programmes and their Risk Reduction Efficacy 6. The Use of Pharmacotherapy with High-risk Sex Offenders 7. Restorative Justice and the Reintegration of High-risk Sex Offenders Part 4: Special Offender Groups 8. Female Sexual Offenders: A Special Sub-group9. Enhancing Community Collaboration to Stop Sexual Harm by Youth 10. Mentally Disordered Sex Offenders 11. Intellectualy Disabled Sexual Offenders: Subgroup Profiling and Recidivism after Outpatient Treatment Part 4: Social and Moral Responsibilities 12. Cyber-sex Offenders: Patterns, Prevention and Protection 13. Media Constructions of and Reactions to Paedophilia in Society 14. Dignity and Dangerousness: Sex Offenders and the Community – Human Rights in the Balance? ...
