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Title Perverts and predators [electronic resource] : the making of sexual offending laws / Laura J. Zilney and Lisa Anne Zilney.

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Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2009.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	xvi, 209 p.
Series	Issues in crime & justice
	Issues in crime & justice (Lanham, Md.)
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-204) and index.
Contents	The role of religion -- The medical model -- Is there any explanation? -- Historical sexual offending laws -- Laws, laws, and more laws -- Counting the problem -- Controlling offenders -- Considering the victims -- Can treatment work? -- Looking beyond U.S. policies.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	Sex offenders -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
	Sex offenders -- Psychology -- United States.
	Sex crimes -- United States.
	Sex crimes -- United States -- History.
	Sex crimes -- Psychological aspects -- United States.
	Child molesters -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	Zilney, Lisa Anne.
	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	9780742566224 (hbk. : alk. paper)
	0742566226 (hbk. : alk. paper)
	9780742566231 (pbk. : alk. paper)
	0742566234 (pbk. : alk. paper)
	9780742566248 (electronic bk.)
	0742566242 (electronic bk.)