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Sex Offenses: The British Experience [PDF]

open access: greenLaw and Contemporary Problems, 1960
It is now widely recognized, as Sir Norwood East has remarked, that "among ,the flotsam of modern society sexual offenders require special consideration."l But certain questions concerning the way in which they should be handled by the criminal law, and whether and how far they should be regarded as amenable to treatment or fit subjects for ...
J. E. Hall Williams
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Sex Offenses: A Clinical Approach [PDF]

open access: greenLaw and Contemporary Problems, 1960
It: is assumed in this article that a clinical approach to the problem of the sex offender based on genetic-dynamic considerations would add to our understanding of this problem. The material contained in this presentation has been familiar to students of the subject for a very long time, and a thorough acquaintance with it constitutes an indispensable
Bernard Glueck
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Sex Offenses: An Ethical View [PDF]

open access: greenLaw and Contemporary Problems, 1960
"St. Paul's advice is as sound today as it was two thousand years ago," says Morris Ploscowe. "It would be a great deal better if men and women remained continent sexually or got married and then adhered to their marriage vows. Much emotional disturbance, human misery, crime, disorder, and illegitimacy would be averted if humanity could abide by St ...
Joseph Fletcher
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Sex Offenses: An Anthropological Perspective [PDF]

open access: greenLaw and Contemporary Problems, 1960
When examining the controls that are imposed upon a type of behavior in our society, it may be useful to have before us a general perspective, a frame of reference obtained from a study of a number of societies quite different from our own. To provide this frame of reference as a background for the assessment of controls imposed upon sex behavior in ...
Clellan S. Ford
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Sex Offenses: The Medical and Legal Implications of Sex Variations [PDF]

open access: greenLaw and Contemporary Problems, 1960
When a new individual is formed, heredity and other factors may play a role in producing sexual malformations.' Within the past few years, there has been a considerable breakthrough in our knowledge of human genetics, and findings that are in many ways quite revolutionary have given us new and valuable insights in this area and have even changed some ...
KARL M. BOWMAN, Bernice Engle
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Juveniles Who Commit Sex Offenses Against Minors [PDF]

open access: green, 2009
in youth who commit sexual offenses has grown in recent years, along with specialized treatment and management programs, but relatively little populationbased epidemiological information about the characteristics of this group of offenders1 and their ...
David Finkelhor   +2 more
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What Deters Child Sex Offenders? A Comparison Between Completed and Noncompleted Offenses

open access: bronzeJournal of Interpersonal Violence, 2019
This study examined the role of the reaction of the victim, the nature of the physical setting, and the proximity of third parties in deterring offenders from completing an act of child sexual abuse (CSA). A self-report study was conducted with 238 adult
Richard Wortley   +3 more
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Gusii Sex Offenses: A Study in Social Control1 [PDF]

open access: bronze, 1959
The social factors responsible for the extremely high incidence of rape in the Gusii tribe of Kenya which is a major social problem are discussed and general questions about social control of sexual behavior are raised. The Gusii have a history of sexual
Robert A. Levine
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Persons With Severe Mental Illnesses and Sex Offenses: Recidivism After Prison Release

open access: greenInternational journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology, 2019
Individuals who have committed sex offenses (ISOs) with severe mental illnesses are a complex population to serve and more research is needed to guide practice and policy, especially around community supervision, enrollment in Medicaid, housing ...
Gary S. Cuddeback   +4 more
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