02776nam 2200637Ia 450 991096942730332120251117114952.01-134-90590-41-134-90591-21-280-32607-70-585-45997-510.4324/9780203168158 (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)9911108702681083419930322d1994 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrActs of abuse sex offenders and the criminal justice system /Adam Sampson1st ed.London ;New York Routledge19941 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 BritainSex offendersCriminal justice, Administration of364.1/53/092241Sampson Adam1960-1872641MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910969427303321Acts of abuse4482336UNINA