From sex fiend laws to Jessica's Law, every state regularly passes popular tough-on-crime legislation, often written after highly-publicized cases have made the gruesome rounds through the media. Chrysanthi Leon shows that, while the singular notion of the sexual bogeyman has be…
"It is commonly acknowledged that sexual abuse of children is a grave and pervasive problem and that child molesters are predators who compulsively repeat their crimes and have little hope of cure. Yet as recently as twenty years ago many experts viewed the problem as a far less…
Der Zusammenhang von sexueller und kriegerischer Gewalt und ihre gegenseitige Beeinflussung bilden ein Forschungsfeld, das erst in Umrissen abgesteckt ist und dessen Erschließung noch in den Anfängen steht. Um so größere Bedeutung kommt dem Buch von Birgit Beck zu. Sie untersuch…
