Shaming the Constitution: The Detrimental Results of Sexual Violent Predator Legislation

Convicted sexually violent predators are more vilified, more subject to media misrepresentation, and more likely to be denied basic human rights than any other population. Shaming the Constitution authors Michael Perlin and Heather Cucolo question the intentions of sex offender laws, offering new approaches to this most complex (and controversial) area of law and social policy. The

Living in Reality: Everything I needed to Know I Learned in Prison

Purchase the book here: Living in Reality: Everything I needed to Know I Learned in Prison THIS BOOK IS NOT JUST FOR PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, IT IS FOR EVERYONE: PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND YOU WHO WONDERS, “WHAT’S REALLY GOING ON?” There is a saying in Texas that goes, “Don’t mess with Texas”.

Sex Crime, Offenders, and Society: A Critical Look at Sexual Offending and Policy

Sex crime management has become a ”growth industry” recently, with several laws being enacted nationally to respond to sex offending. Perhaps reflecting this increased interest in preventing sexual violence, a growing body of literature has been devoted toward understanding the nature and extent of sex crime, its causes, and public and policy responses to sex

Protecting Society from Sexually Dangerous Offenders: Law, Justice, and Therapy (Law and Public Policy)

by Seth C Kalichman (Author), John Q La Fond (Author), Bruce J Winick (Editor), & 4 more Legal and mental health experts explore the ramifications of the controversial sexual predator commitment laws, registration and community notification laws, and chemical castration laws that have come into existence since 1990. The increasing number of sex crimes, especially those committed by released sex offenders against young victims,

Sexual Predators: Society, Risk, and the Law (International Perspectives on Forensic Mental Health)

Convicted sex offenders released from custody at the end of their criminal sentences pose a risk for re-offense. In many US states, Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) laws have been enacted that allow for the post-prison preventive detention of high risk sex offenders. SVP laws require the courts to make dispositions that protect the public from

Failure to Protect: America’s Sexual Predator Laws and the Rise of the Preventive State

Most crimes of sexual violence are committed by people known to the victim―acquaintances and family members. Yet politicians and the media overemphasize predatory strangers when legislating against and reporting on sexual violence. In this book, Eric S. Janus goes far beyond sensational headlines to expose the reality of the laws designed to prevent sexual crimes.

Justice Perverted: Sex Offense Law, Psychology, and Public Policy

by Charles Patrick Ewing Over the past quarter century Congress, state legislatures and the courts have radically reshaped America’s laws dealing with sex offenders in an effort to reduce the prevalence of sex offenses. Most convicted sex offenders must now register with the authorities, who then make information about them available to the public. Possession

Sex Panic and the Punitive State

ROGER N. LANCASTER“Lancaster’s approach is fresh, critical and engaging. Many scholars have examinedAmerica’s ‘carceral state,’ but few so successfully combine personal narrative and passion with sober assessment. This is a landmark book—a dismaying, angry, but powerful analysis of America’s justice system.”—Michael Sherry, Northwestern University “Sex Panic and the Punitive State is a passionate, wide-ranging analysis

Smoke but No Fire:

Convicting the Innocent of Crimes that Never HappenedJESSICA S. HENRY “Smoke but No Fire shines a bright light on a criminal justice system that lacks fidelity to the protections at the heart of our democracy. And the consequences are dire, as Jessica Henry vividly illustrates through gripping stories of innocent people who spent years in

The Feminist and the Sex Offender

Confronting Sexual Harm, Ending State Violence By Judith Levine and Erica R. Meiners >>> https://www.versobooks.com/books/3176-the-feminist-and-the-sex-offender Description:  In the era of #MeToo and mass incarceration, The Feminist and the Sex Offender makes a powerful feminist case for accountability without punishment and sexual safety and pleasure without injustice.  With analytical clarity and narrative force, Levine and Meiner’s book contends with two