There has been a significant increase in the focus on sex offending in recent years in both the academic and public spheres. From heightened media attention on sex crimes to new waves of legislation aimed at crime prevention, issues related to sexual assault, harassment, and sexual violence have become a top priority in the Western countries. The Oxford Handbook on Sex Offenses and Sex Offenders provides comprehensive, even-handed analysis of the myriad of topics related to sex offenses, including pornography, sex trafficking, criminal justice responses, and the role of social media in sex crimes. Extending beyond the existing scholarly research on the topic, this volume teases out the key debates, controversies, and challenges involved in addressing sex crimes. While most discourse regarding sex offenders either involves prevention and control or, conversely, potential treatment options, this Handbook delves into the psychological, historical, and social contexts related to sex offenses, providing a more holistic view of the topic.
The definitive volume on sex crimes and sex offenders, The Oxford Handbook on Sex Offenses and Sex Offenders makes an invaluable contribution to criminological literature.
PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING SEX CRIME 1. What is sex crime - Karen Terry 2. Exploring the methods behind sexual violence estimates: The composition and findings from national and international surveys - Heidi L. Scherer and Bonnie S. Fisher 3. The explanation of sexual offending - Tony Ward and Anthony Beech 4. Sexual offenders and human rights: protecting victims - Astrid Birgden and Tony Ward PART TWO: TYPES OF SEX CRIME 5. Rape and domestic sexual assault - Lisa L. Sample and Emily C. Radar 6. Sexual Homicide and Violent Offenders - Eric Beauregard 7. Child Sexual Abuse - Ross Cheti and Dana Hayward 8. Alcohol and Drugs in relation to sexual offending - Fleur L. Kraanen and Paul M.G. EmmelKamp 9. Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children - Jenny Pearce PART THREE: OFFENDERS AND VICTIMS 10. Victim - Offender overlap amongst sex offenders - Wesley G. Jennings and Caitlyn Meade 11. Female Sex Offenders - Gill McIvor 12. The Juvenille Sex Offender: Criminal careers and recidivism risk - Chantal van den Berg, Catrien Bijleveld and Jan Hendriks 13. A developmental life-course perspective of juvenile and adult sexual offending Patrick Lussier and Arjan A.J. Blokland 14. Victimisation and Revictimisation - Sandra Walklate and Jody Clay-warner PART FOUR: REGULATION AND CONTROL 15. Role of Policy in Preventing Sexual Violence - Richard G. Wright 16. The Policing of sexual activity - Terry Thomas 17. Sentencing high-risk sex offenders: Policy and legislation- Karen Harrison 18. The aftermath of sex offender registration and other controls - Kristen M. Zgoba PART FIVE: MANAGEMENT AND INTERVENTION 19. Risk Assessment of Sex Offenders - Howard E. Barbaree and Robert A. Prentky 20. Treatment of Sex offenders: Concepts and empirical evaluations - Freidrich Losel and Martin Schucker 21. Informal Social Control of Sex Offenders: The Family and Other Forms of Support - Kimberly R. Kras 22. Restorative justice and sex offending- Anne-Marie McAlinden PART SIX: SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ASPECTS 23. Public Perceptions of Sex Crimes and Sex Offenders - Mark C. Stafford and Donna M. Vandiver 24. The media response to sex crime - Jennifer L. Klein 25. The Pedophile in Popular Culture: Fictional Representations of Sex Crime - Steven Kohm 26. Social Media, Cyberspace and Sex Crime: Deviant and Democratising Spaces - Maggie Wykes PART SEVEN: TRANSGRESSION AND SEX 27. The criminalisation of sexuality- Gail Hawkes and Xanthe Mallet 28. Prostitution and sex work - Barbara G. Brents and Teela Sanders 29. Pornography - Clarissa Smith 30. Sex trafficking and control - Maggy Lee
Teela Sanders is Professor of Criminology at the University of Leicester.
Reviews for The Oxford Handbook of Sex Offences and Sex Offenders
"""The Oxford Handbook of Sex Offences and Sex Offenders Edited by Teela Sanders is surely a book pretty interesting considering the times in which we live in... This book doesn't leave alone any aspect of the thematic and I am sure that you will find it accurate and informative."" -- Anna Maria Polidori, Alfemminile ""Many of these chapters are informative, well written, and authored by some of the leading practitioners in these specialties."" -- PsycCRITIQUES"
