Sexual violence : evidence based policy and prevention /: evidence based policy and prevention. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Elizabeth L. Jeglic, Cynthia Calkins, editors.
• Editors: Jeglic, Elizabeth L; Calkins, Cynthia
• Contents: Acknowledgments; Contents; Editors and Contributors; 1 Starting the Conversation: A Shift in Paradigm; A Shift in Focus; References; 2 Overview of Sexual Offender Typologies, Recidivism, and Treatment; Introduction; An Overview of Sexual Offender Typologies; Adult Male Rapists; Adult Child Molesters; Adult Female Sexual Offenders; Limitations of Traditional Classification Systems and Recent Advances; An Overview of Sexual Offender Recidivism; An Overview of Sexual Offender Treatment; Conclusion; References; Sex Offender Policies; 3 Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). IntroductionHistory; Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act (Wetterling Act); Megan's Law; The Adam Walsh Act; Global Application; Effectiveness; Collateral Consequences; Costs; Conclusion; References; 4 Residence Restrictions; Sex Offender Residence Restrictions; Evolution of Residence Restrictions; Unintended Consequences of Residence Restrictions; Diminished Housing Availability; Increased Transience and Homelessness; The Clustering Effect; Do Residence Restriction Laws Work?; Implications for Evidence-Based Policy and Practices; References. 5 Civil Commitment of Sexual PredatorsIntroduction; History of Sex Offender Civil Commitment Laws; How Civil Commitment Works; Legal Challenges to SOCC; Global Application of Civil Commitment of Sex Offenders; Effectiveness; Cost of Sex Offender Civil Commitment; Conclusions; References; 6 Internet Sexual Offender Laws; Introduction; History; United States Child Pornography Laws; United States Solicitation Laws; Global Application; Effectiveness and Controversies; Collateral Consequences; Conclusions; References; 7 The Use of Electronic Monitoring as a Supervision Tool; Introduction. Research on the Management of Sex Offenders in the CommunitySex Offender Recidivism; The Use of Electronic Monitoring as a Supervision Tool; Radio Frequency and GPS Monitoring; Research on the Use of GPS Technology to Monitor Sex Offenders; The Cost of GPS Supervision; The California Experience; Summary; Policy Implications; References; 8 Introduction to Part II; References; Prevention; 9 The Public Health Approach to Preventing Sexual Violence; Introduction; Overview of Sexual Violence; Child Sexual Abuse; Sexual Violence Against Adults; Health Consequences of Sexual Violence. The Dominant Response to Sexual ViolenceThe Public Heath Approach to Sexual Violence Prevention; Social Ecological Framework to Understand Sexual Violence; Recommendations for Preventing Sexual Violence; Shift the Narrative of Sexual Violence from Inevitable to Preventable; Increase Funding at the National, State, and Private Levels; Advance a Comprehensive Primary Prevention Approach; Conclusion; References; 10 Situational Prevention Approaches; Situational Conceptions of Sexual Offending; Situational Prevention of Sexual Violence and Abuse; Domestic Settings; Organizational Settings.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer International Publishing
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiii, 336 pages)
• Subjects: 364.1530973; Criminology; Sex crimes -- United States; Sex offenders -- United States; Sexual abuse victims -- United States; Rape -- United States; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare; Rape; Sex crimes; Sex offenders; Sexual abuse victims; Psychology -- Human Sexuality; Law -- Criminal Law -- General; Sexual behaviour; Criminal law & procedure; Sexual behavior; Criminal Law; Social Science -- Criminology; Crime & criminology; United States; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319445045; 3319445049
• Related ISBNs: 9783319445021; 3319445022
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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