The Registration and Monitoring of Sex Offenders : A Comparative Study

ISBN-13: 9780415667838 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 200 str.

Terry Thomas

Opis

This text provides a serious and detailed narrative of the conception and implementation of the sex offender registers. It does so in a clear and easy to follow text that will be both informed and critical.

Spis treści

1.  Introduction  2.  Registers – a source of ‘Tyranny and Intimidation’?  3. Twentieth Century Registration of the Deviant, the Dangerous and the Offender  4. Sex offender registers in the United States of America  5. The UK sex offender register  6. Registers around the World  7.  Sex Offender Registers in Progress and Cross Border Monitoring  8. Community Notification and Residence Restrictions  9. Making Sense of Sex Offender Registers  10. Conclusions

O autorze

Terry Thomas is Professor of Criminal Justice Studies, Leeds Metropolitan University, and has been a long-term observer and commentator on matters relating to sex offender registration and monitoring.