Thinking About the Sexually Dangerous: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions with Case Examples - Couverture souple

Fersch, Ellsworth

 
9780595390922: Thinking About the Sexually Dangerous: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions with Case Examples
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ISBN 10 : 0595390927 ISBN 13 : 9780595390922
Editeur : iUniverse, 2006

Synopsis

This volume provides a clear and compelling introduction to one of the most significant topics in society today. Compiled by members of a Harvard seminar, it directs attention to psychoforensic issues most often raised by the general public and by students of social science and criminal justice.The frequently asked questions about the sexually dangerous address:conceptions of dangerousnessattempts to confine the sexually dangerouspsychological theories of causationpsychological contributions to treatmentmedia, political, social, and religious reactions, and statutory, judicial, and other legal responses.The case examples illustrate a variety of issues surrounding:serial, spousal, child, date, and statutory rapeconsensual sadomasochismsurgical and chemical castrationrepressed memory and false confessionvideo voyeurismrestricting child pornographythe labeling of object and speech, andpost-imprisonment civil confinement in mental hospitals.The extensive bibliography directs students and the public interested in further cases and analyses to the important world where psychology and law, morality, and political and social policy interact. This brief and readable book is the first place to look for what most people want to know about the sexually dangerous.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This volume provides a clear and compelling introduction to one of the most significant topics in society today. Compiled by members of a Harvard seminar, it directs attention to psychoforensic issues most often raised by the general public and by students of social science and criminal justice.The frequently asked questions about the sexually dangerous address:conceptions of dangerousnessattempts to confine the sexually dangerouspsychological theories of causationpsychological contributions to treatmentmedia, political, social, and religious reactions, and statutory, judicial, and other legal responses.The case examples illustrate a variety of issues surrounding:serial, spousal, child, date, and statutory rapeconsensual sadomasochismsurgical and chemical castrationrepressed memory and false confessionvideo voyeurismrestricting child pornographythe labeling of object and speech, andpost-imprisonment civil confinement in mental hospitals.The extensive bibliography directs students and the public interested in further cases and analyses to the important world where psychology and law, morality, and political and social policy interact. This brief and readable book is the first place to look for what most people want to know about the sexually dangerous.

Biographie de l'auteur

Ellsworth Lapham Fersch, J.D., Ph.D., has taught at Harvard University during the three decades since receiving his education there. A licensed clinical psychologist and member of the Massachusetts bar, he has directed The Court Clinic, practiced clinical and forensic psychology, and written about topics at the intersection of psychology and law.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595390927
ISBN 13 
9780595390922
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
256
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Personne responsable
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