The perversion of youth: controversies in the assessment and treatment of juvenile sex offenders

"Many strategies being used today to deal with juvenile sex offenders - and even to define what criteria to use in defining "juvenile sex offender" - do not have empirical support and, Frank C. DiCataldo cautions, may be doing more harm to children and society than good. The Perversio...

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1. Verfasser: DiCataldo, Frank C. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York [u.a.] New York Univ. Press 2009
Schriftenreihe:Psychology and crime series
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Zusammenfassung:"Many strategies being used today to deal with juvenile sex offenders - and even to define what criteria to use in defining "juvenile sex offender" - do not have empirical support and, Frank C. DiCataldo cautions, may be doing more harm to children and society than good. The Perversion of Youth critiques the current system and its methods for treating and categorizing juveniles, and calls for a major reevaluation of how these cases should be managed in the future. Through an analysis of the history of the problem and an empirical review of the literature, including specific cases and their outcomes, DiCataldo demonstrates that current practices are based more on our collective fears and moral passions than on any supportive science or sound policy."--BOOK JACKET.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:X, 269 S. graph. Darst.
ISBN:9780814720011
0814720013
9780814720028
0814720021