Preventing Sexual Violence : How Society

Offers data about sex offenders and the legal measures enacted to prevent sexual violence. Identifies strategies such as mandatory registration and involuntary commitment which were utilized in the past. Provides a clear plan for coping with sexual offenders and reducing sexual violence.

Preface

xiii

Acknowledgments

xvii

Introduction

3

(1)

The Rehabilitative Ideal

3

(1)

Punishment, Not Treatment

4

(1)

New Strategies to Combat Sex Offenders

4

(1)

Even Tougher Measures

5

(3)

The Jurisprudence of Dangerousness

8

(1)

Empirical Assumptions

9

(1)

The Dynamics of Law Reform

9

(1)

The Need for Reasoned Reflection

10

(4)

Effective Solutions

14

(1)

Sex Crimes, Victims, and Offenders

15

(20)

The Controversy Over Measuring Sex Crimes

15

(6)

The Gender of Offenders and Victims

21

(1)

Victim--Offender Relationship

22

(1)

The Harm Sex Crimes Cause

23

(3)

Sexual Assaults Against Adolescents and Children

26

(2)

Using the Criminal Justice System to Prevent Sex Crimes

28

(2)

Conclusion

30

(5)

Are Sex Offenders Really Dangerous?

35

(24)

Why Do Sex Offenders Commit Sex Crimes?

36

(5)

Do Sex Offenders Specialize in Sex Crimes?

41

(1)

Are Sex Offenders Dangerous?

42

(4)

Do Sex Offenders Commit More Crimes?

46

(1)

Do Sex Offenders Commit More Sex Crimes?

47

(3)

What Sex Offenders Tell Us

50

(1)

Can We Tell Who Is Dangerous?

51

(6)

Recommendations

57

(2)

Can Sex Offenders Be Treated?

59

(26)

Treatment Settings for Convicted Sex Offenders

60

(4)

The Promise of Psychiatry

64

(1)

A New Expertise Emerges

65

(9)

Evaluating Treatment Effectiveness

74

(2)

Does Treatment Reduce Sexual Recidivism?

76

(6)

Should We Continue to Treat Sex Offenders?

82

(3)

The Effectiveness of Registration and Community Notification Laws

85

(42)

Registration Versus Notification

87

(8)

Constitutional Challenges

95

(8)

Implementation and Costs

103

(5)

Practical Effects of Registration and Notification

108

(11)

Recommendations

119

(8)

Sexually Violent Predator Laws

127

(40)

The Invention of the Sexually Violent Predator Law

128

(3)

Sexual Psychopath Laws

131

(2)

The Difference Between Sexual Psychopath and Sexual Predator Laws

133

(2)

How Do SVP Laws Work?

135

(2)

The Arguments for SVP Laws

137

(2)

The Arguments Against SVP Laws

139

(3)

The Constitutionality of SVP Laws

142

(2)

The Empirical Consequences of Enacting an SVP Law

144

(6)

Costs of Implementing an SVP Law

150

(4)

What Should We Do With SVP Laws?

154

(5)

The Future of SVP Laws

159

(1)

A Better Solution: A ``Dangerous Sex Offender'' Sentence

160

(5)

Summary

165

(2)

Should Sex Offenders Be Castrated?

167

(34)

Types of Castration

168

(3)

The Impact of Castration on Sexual Recidivism

171

(3)

New State Castration Laws

174

(3)

Constitutional Analysis

177

(14)

Consent to Surgical Castration as Punishment

191

(5)

Recommendations

196

(3)

Conclusion

199

(2)

Does Risk Management Make More Sense?

201

(30)

Stark Choices: Incapacitation or Release?

202

(5)

The Prediction Model of Dangerousness and Its Limitations

207

(3)

The Problem of Accurately Determining Sexual Recidivism

210

(1)

Treatment Efficacy

211

(1)

Predicting Safety

211

(2)

A Better Alternative: Risk Management

213

(5)

Successful Risk Management Programs

218

(12)

Conclusion

230

(1)

Recommendations

231

(14)

Getting the Facts Straight

232

(5)

What Society Should Do

237

(6)

Evaluating Law Reform

243

(2)

Table of Authorities

245

(2)

Author Index

247

(6)

Subject Index

253

(6)

About the Author

259

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Preventing Sexual Violence : How Society Should Cope with Sex Offenders

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