Failure to Protect
Subtitle: America's Sexual Predator Laws And the Rise of the Preventive State
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: July 27, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780801443787
Subjects: Criminal law; Sexual abuse; Public Policy - General; Law; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Women's Studies - General; Legal status, laws, etc.; USA; Sex crimes; Child Advocacy; Criminal Law - General; Civil commitment of sex offenders; Sex offenders; United States
Description: Shows that “sexual predator” laws, which have intense public and political support, are counterproductive. Janus contends that aggressive measures such as civil commitment and Megan's law, which are designed to restrain sex offenders before they can commit another crime, are bad policy and do little to actually reduce sexual violence. Further, these new laws make use of approaches such as preventive detention and actuarial profiling that violate important principles of liberty. Janus argues that to prevent sexual violence, policymakers must address the deep-seated societal problems that allow it to flourish. From publisher description.