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Sex fiends, perverts, and pedophiles

Leon, Chrysanthi S.

Sex fiends, perverts, and pedophiles understanding sex crime policy in America / [electronic resource] : Chrysanthi S. Leon. - New York : New York University Press, c2011. - 1 online resource (x, 253 p. :) ill. ; - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Punishment stories -- The sexual psychopath era: 1930-1955 -- The era of rehabilatative debate: 1950-1980 -- Sex offender rehabilitation in California and how it worked: 1950-1980 -- Sex offender policy in the containment era: 1980-present -- Experts and governance: shifting politics and disappearing strategies -- Chilling effects -- National sex offender punishment trends since 1920.

9780814765302 0814765300 9780814753132 0814753132




Child molesters--United States.
Sex offenders--United States.
Sex crimes--United States.


Electronic books.

HV6592 / .L46 2011

364.15/30973