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Informationen zum Autor By Laura J. Zilney and Lisa Anne Zilney Klappentext Perverts and Predators is the only available work that deals in-depth with the laws against sexual offending and highlights the significant role of the media in shaping sex offender legislation. The authors provide analysis of sexual offending from the unique perspectives of sexology and criminology, maintaining the premise that sex and sexuality are positive and healthy and that the only way to deal with the issue of sexual offending is through sex positive education and counseling. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgmentsPrefacePart I: Historical Perspectives on Sexual Offending1 The Role of Religion Christianity Judaism 2 The Medical Model The Medical Model Key figures in Medicine Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Other Tests for Sexual "Predators" 3 Is There Any Explanation? Sexological Thoery Feminist Theory Sociological and Criminological Theories The Usefulness of Theory4 Historical Sexual Offending Laws Societal Responses to Sexual Offending Case Study: The Changing Age of Puberty A war on Sexual Offenders Begins in the 1930s Reform of the 1960s and 1970s The 1980sPart II: The Crime and the Criminals5 Laws, Laws, and more LawsChapter 11 6. Counting the ProblemChapter 12 7. Controlling OffendersChapter 13 8. Considering the VictimsPart 14 III. Learning AlternativesChapter 15 9. Can Treatment Work?Chapter 16 10. Looking Beyond U.S. PoliciesChapter 17 References18 Index
