The book takes a balanced approach, exploring the sentencing of sex offenders in the United States from various points of view. For instance, from a legal standpoint, it is important to determine how best to protect potential victims of such crimes without infringing on the cons…
Covers the main points surrounding legal precedent, constitutionality and options for punishment of sex offenders. Sidebars include important court cases, relevant laws, and history of the issues.
Covers the main points surrounding legal precedent, constitutionality and options for punishment of sex offenders. Sidebars include important court cases, relevant laws, and history of the issues.
"Applying media and communication studies to sentencing and penal culture, Franko Aas offers a lucid and innovative account of how punishment is adjusting to a new cultural climate marked by growing demands for information processing, transparency and accountability. The book ex…
This book explores a number of recent penal developments, such as risk assessment instruments, sentencing guidelines and computerised sentencing information systems, and argues that they are instruments of justice with so-called Macintosh traits, offering pre-programmed answers …
Following critical debate on individualised sentencing models, some states have adopted sentencing information systems (SIS) to encourage the standardisation of sentencing practices. This text examines the way in which the current 'information age' has introduced an idea of just…
"Applying media and communication studies to sentencing and penal culture, Franko Aas offers a lucid and innovative account of how punishment is adjusting to a new cultural climate marked by growing demands for information processing, transparency and accountability. The book ex…
"Applying media and communication studies to sentencing and penal culture, Franko Aas offers a lucid and innovative account of how punishment is adjusting to a new cultural climate marked by growing demands for information processing, transparency and accountability. The book ex…
An easy to follow guide and referencer which contains all the technical information needed in sexual offences cases. The law in this area has expanded greatly in recent decades; many 'historic' cases are currently tried under the law existing at the time the offence was committe…
Setting out the correct indictments and sentencing provisions for the different sexual offences dating back to 1943, The Sexual Offences Referencer is an all-encompassing and invaluable guide containing all the technical information likely to be needed in sexual offences cases.