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The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Legal and Ethical Aspects of Sex Offender Treatment and Management
Karen Harrison (Ed.)
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Description for The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Legal and Ethical Aspects of Sex Offender Treatment and Management
Hardback. This handbook combines the latest theory on a high-profile, complex subject in criminology, exploring the legal and ethical dimensions of society s response to sex offenders in jurisdictions from the USA to Japan. Editor(s): Harrison, Karen; Rainey, Bernadette. Series: Wiley Clinical Psychology Handbooks. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JKVQ; LAM; LNFJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 249 x 30. Weight in Grams: 958.
This handbook combines the latest theory on a high-profile, complex subject in criminology, exploring the legal and ethical dimensions of society’s response to sex offenders in jurisdictions from the USA to Japan.
- The first publication to offer a detailed and wide-ranging analysis of legal and ethical issues relating to sex offender treatment and management
- Covers a range of related issues, from media coverage to equality duties
- Presents research from numerous national jurisdictions including the UK, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Norway, Germany, Netherlands, Japan, and Israel
- Includes perspectives from respected leading academics and practitioners, including William Marshall, Tony Ward, Doug Boer, Daniel Wilcox, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
Series
Wiley Clinical Psychology Handbooks
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781119945550
SKU
V9781119945550
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Karen Harrison (Ed.)
Karen Harrison is Senior Lecturer in the School of Law at the University of Hull, UK. She has published several articles on the use of pharmacotherapy with high-risk sex offenders, is the author of Dangerousness, Risk and the Governance of Serious Sexual and Violent Offenders (2011) and is the editor of Managing High-Risk Sex Offenders in The Community (2010). Dr ... Read more
Reviews for The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Legal and Ethical Aspects of Sex Offender Treatment and Management
“...the book is an important collection of thought-provoking essays that stimulate and challenge policy makers, academics and practice-based readers.” (The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 5 January 2015) “This comprehensive collection of chapters from a stellar cast of contributors clearly fills a gap in the literature and brings together some genuinely international thinking . “ (Prison Service Journal, ... Read more