Overview
- Reviews current legislation on sex offending
- Presents evidence-based policy recommendations
- Highlights effective initiatives for sexual violence prevention
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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About this book
The purpose of this edited volume is to examine the disconnect in the sexual violence prevention field between legislation, research and practice. The work is focused primarily on United States policies and initiatives, with key case studies internationally. Contributions show that current policies are mainly based on repeat offenders: residence restrictions, registration and notification statutes, and post-sentence initiatives. While these initiatives address public fears, they are not evidence-based and do not necessarily reduce offending.
Research shows that post-sentence policies may destabilize offenders and limit their ability to reintegrate with society at a critical period, therefore increasing the chances of recidivism. Furthermore, the majority of sex crimes (95%) are committed by first time offenders. This innovative book is divided into two parts juxtaposing what is currently being done legislatively with what the research evidence suggests would be best practice.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Cynthia Calkins is a Professor of Psychology at John Jay College. She is interested in the empirical evidence underlying sex offender policy and the prevention of sexual violence. She teaches classes in psychology and law and sexual offending at John Jay. She is on the editorial board of Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, and is also a member of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers and the American Psychology and Law Society.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sexual Violence
Book Subtitle: Evidence Based Policy and Prevention
Editors: Elizabeth L. Jeglic, Cynthia Calkins
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44504-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-44502-1Published: 02 November 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-83067-4Published: 23 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-44504-5Published: 24 October 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 336
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour
Topics: Criminology and Criminal Justice, general, Sexual Behavior, Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law