Sex offenders and preventive detention : politics, policy and practice / Bernadette McSherry and Patrick Keyzer.

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Publication details:
Annandale, N.S.W. : Federation Press, 2009.
Record id:
71900
Author:
McSherry, Bernadette.
Keyzer, Patrick, 1966- 
Subject:
Sex offenders -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
Sex offenders -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Scotland.
Sex offenders -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Australia.
Civil commitment of sex offenders.
Sex offenders -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Preventive detention.
Criminal law.
Police supervision.
Contents:
1. Three case studies
2. The politics of risk and prevention
3. Policy issues
4. Practical issues
5. Conclusions.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781862877634
Phys. description:
vii, 136 pages ; 22 cm