02762oam 2200625I 450 991045572250332120200520144314.01-134-90591-21-280-32607-70-585-45997-510.4324/9780203168158 (CKB)111087026810834(EBL)165494(OCoLC)57073717(SSID)ssj0000287908(PQKBManifestationID)11207949(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000287908(PQKBWorkID)10372954(PQKB)11076762(MiAaPQ)EBC165494(Au-PeEL)EBL165494(CaPaEBR)ebr10058314(CaONFJC)MIL32607(OCoLC)958102942(EXLCZ)9911108702681083420180331d1994 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrActs of abuse sex offenders and the criminal justice system /Adam SampsonLondon ;New York :Routledge,1994.1 online resource (156 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-07373-1 0-415-07372-3 0-203-16815-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Background to the phenomenon: definitions and explanations; From crime to conviction; Sentencing: just deserts and public protection; Sex offenders and probation: a challenge ducked?; A prison within a prison; Treatment in prison: order out of chaos; Conclusion: doubts and difficulties; Notes; IndexSexual crime is a topic of massive public concern. Yet the debate over its causes and the appropriate responses of the criminal justice system is often fuelled by ignorance and prejudice, with little understanding of the reality of sexual crime.Acts of Abuse explores the response of the criminal justice system to this important issue. Its author, Adam Sampson, examines the existing research about the causes of rape and child abuse, the number of offences being committed, and the policy of the courts. He then examines in detail the responses of the probation service and the prison Sex offendersGreat BritainCriminal justice, Administration ofGreat BritainElectronic books.Sex offendersCriminal justice, Administration of364.1/53/092241Sampson Adam1960,897503MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455722503321Acts of abuse2005221UNINA