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Introduction to Part II

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This chapter provides an overview of the existing sex offender legislation, highlighting its strengths and weaknesses; such laws pertaining to mandatory registration, public notification, civil commitment, and residency restrictions are discussed, as well as their financial, social, and psychological implications for offenders, their families, and their respective communities. Overall, there appears to be an unnerving lack of evidence-based legislation that effectively prevents sexual violence, instead focusing on punitive restrictions on individuals who have already offended. Therefore, alternatives to the current legislation are introduced, setting the stage for the second half of this book. Primary and secondary interventions and their relative effectiveness compared to current legislation are discussed, and parallels are drawn between intervention efforts in the public health field and criminal justice policy.

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    Alexandra Holtzman & Sean McKinley

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    Elizabeth L. Jeglic

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    Cynthia Calkins

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Holtzman, A., McKinley, S. (2016). Introduction to Part II. In: Jeglic, E., Calkins, C. (eds) Sexual Violence. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44504-5_8

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