Overview

Sexual offending has become a mainstay item of reporting in our daily newspapers, and television news bulletins. This book offers an account of the policing of sexual offences and the difficulties that confront the police in the investigation of these intrusive crimes. It surveys the breath of sexual offences and examines the reporting of sexual crime and the attrition level that follows. It proceeds by critically assessing the efforts the police are making to overcome these difficulties and the degree to which they are making progress. The book outlines the relatively new police role of policing the convicted sex offenders themselves, who are living in the community and are subject to risk 'management' by the police and the requirements of the sex offender register held by the police. Written by a leading expert, this timely book will be of great interest to scholars of sexual offending and criminal justice.

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Author:   Terry Thomas
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Pivot
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   2.737kg
ISBN:  

9781137532381

ISBN 10:   1137532386
Pages:   116
Publication Date:   14 August 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Part I.- Chapter 2. Reporting and Recording Sexual Offences.- Chapter 3. The Police Investigation of Reports.- Chapter 4. The Police Investigation of Reports: The National Level.- Part II.- Chapter 5. International Policing.- Chapter 6. The Police Management of Sexual Offenders.- Chapter 7. The Police Collection and Dissemination of Information on Sexual Offenders.- Chapter 8. Conclusions.

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Terry Thomas is Emeritus Professor of Criminal Justice Studies at Leeds Beckett University, UK. He has taught on criminology courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. He is the author of Criminal Records: A Database for the Criminal Justice System and Beyond (2007) and The Registration and Monitoring of Sex Offenders: A Comparative Study (2011).

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