There has been a significant increase in the focus on sex offending in recent years in both the academic and public spheres. From heightened media attention on sex crimes to new waves of legislation aimed at crime prevention, issues related to sexual assault, harassment, and sexual violence have become a top priority in the Western countries. The Oxford Handbook on Sex Offenses and Sex Offenders provides comprehensive, even-handed analysis of the myriad of topics related to sex offenses, including pornography, sex trafficking, criminal justice responses, and the role of social media in sex crimes. Extending beyond the existing scholarly research on the topic, this volume teases out the key debates, controversies, and challenges involved in addressing sex crimes. While most discourse regarding sex offenders either involves prevention and control or, conversely, potential treatment options, this The Oxford Handbook on Sex Offenses and Sex Offenders makes an invaluable contribution to criminological literature.
Author(s): Teela Sanders
Series: Oxford Handbooks in Criminology and Criminal Justice
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year: 2016
Language: English
Pages: 673
City: Oxford
Dedication
Preface: Confronting and Challenging the Issues
Contents
List of Contributors
PART I: UNDERSTANDING SEX CRIME
1. What is sex crime? • Karen Terry
2. Exploring the methods behind sexual violence estimates: The composition and findings from national and international surveys • Heidi L. Scherer and Bonnie S. Fisher
3. The explanation of sexual offending • Tony Ward and Anthony Beech
4. Sexual offenders and human rights: Protecting victims • Astrid Birgden and Tony Ward
PART II: TYPES OF SEX CRIMES
5. Rape and domestic sexual assault • Lisa L. Sample and Emily C. Rader
6. Sexual homicide and violent offenders • Eric Beauregard
7. Child sexual abuse • Dana Hayward and Ross E. Cheit
8. Alcohol and drugs in relation to sexual offending • Fleur L. Kraanen and Paul M. G. Emmelkamp
9. Commercial sexual exploitation of children • Jenny Pearce
PART III: OFFENDERS AND VICTIMS
10. Victim–offender overlap among sex offenders • Wesley G. Jennings and Caitlyn Meade
11. Female sex offenders • Gill McIvor
12. The juvenile sex offender: Criminal careers and recidivism risk • Chantal van den Berg, Catrien Bijleveld, and Jan Hendriks
13. A developmental life- course perspective of juvenile and adult sexual offending • Patrick Lussier and Arjan A. J. Blokland
14. Victimization and revictimization • Sandra Walklate and Jody Clay- Warner
PART IV: REGULATION AND CONTROL
15. The role of policy in preventing sexual violence • Richard G. Wright
16. The policing of sexual activity • Terry Thomas
17. Sentencing high- risk sex offenders: Policy and legislation • Karen Harrison
18. The aftermath of sex offender registration and other controls • Kristen M. Zgoba
PART V: MANAGEMENT AND INTERVENTION
19. Risk assessment of sex offenders • Howard E. Barbaree and Robert A. Prentky
20. Treatment of sex offenders: Concepts and empirical evaluations • Friedrich Lösel and Martin Schmucker
21. Informal social control of sex offenders: The family and other forms of support • Kimberly R. Kras
22. Restorative justice and sex offending • Anne-Marie McAlinden
PART VI: SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ASPECTS
23. Public perceptions of sex crimes and sex offenders • Mark C. Stafford and Donna M. Vandiver
24. The media response to sex crimes • Jennifer L. Klein
25. The paedophile in popular culture: Fictional representations of sex crime • Steven Kohm
26. Social media, cyberspace, and sex crime: Deviant and democratizing spaces • Maggie Wykes
PART VII: TRANSGRESSION AND SEX
27. The criminalization of sexuality • Gail Hawkes and Xanthé Mallett
28. Prostitution and sex work • Barbara G. Brents and Teela Sanders
29. Pornography • Clarissa Smith
30. Sex trafficking and control • Maggy Lee
Index
