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Introduction -- The sex offender "problem" and responses -- Social responses to the sex offender : a historical perspective -- Policing sexual offending -- The search for justice : the sex offender in court -- The search for justice : punishing the sex offender -- The victims of sexual offending -- Protection in the home -- Protection in the community -- Conclusions

Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Table -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Part I: Policing Sexual Offences -- Chapter 2: Reporting and Recording Sexual Offences -- Introduction -- Reporting -- Reports from Individual Complainants -- A Culture Clash? -- A Change of Direction? -- Reports from Other Sources -- Sexual Assault Referral Centres -- The Recording of Sexual Offences -- The Monitoring of Attrition -- Note -- References -- Chapter 3: The Police Investigation of Reports -- Interviewing the Suspect -- Polygraphs -- Other Sources of Evidence -- Photographs -- Other Police Tasks

"Sex Crime, Third edition offers a comprehensive and integrative introduction to sex crime, written by an expert in the field. The third edition has been fully expanded and updated to include further coverage of a range of critical topics, including child sexual exploitation, child pornography, female sex offenders, treatment approaches such as the 'Good Lives Model' and the European Convention on Human Rights. Delving into and beyond the news headlines about sexual crimes that seem to appear on our screens and in our newspapers almost every day, this third edition draws on a range of high profile case studies, such as Vanessa George, Stuart Hall, Jimmy Savile and Operation Yewtree and also offers a review of all relevant legislation. This new edition also includes an analysis of possible causes of sex offending, as well as public and professional responses to sex crime. Including an examination of the policing of sexual crime; the prosecution of the accused; the sentencing and punishment of sexual offenders; and 'public protection' measures, this new edition covers all of the key aspects of sex crime and how it is dealt with. Wide-ranging and authoritative, Sex Crime, Third edition presents a complex area in a straightforward and understandable manner. Thomas guides the reader through the range of policies and laws which have accumulated over the years, making this essential reading for academics and students engaged in the study of sex crime, sexual violence and the treatment of sex offenders. It will also be of great interest to criminal justice practitioners"--Page i

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.

Introduction -- A short history of criminal records -- Contemporary criminal record maintenance -- Criminal records within the criminal justice system -- The "spent" criminal record -- Criminal records and employment screening -- The criminal records bureau -- Criminal records : an international dimension -- Conclusions

Abstract: The sex offender register requires offenders to notify the police every time their circumstances change. This notification requirement continues for time periods dependent on the severity of sentence received; some offenders are subject to a lifetime's registration. This article considers the basis of these time periods and the necessity of introducing a form of appeal to allow revision or suspension of the registration requirement for people unlikely to reoffend. Without such a form of judicial oversight the register could just become a meaningless ritual for many low‐risk offenders who could be in danger of silting up the register and distracting from work with high‐risk offenders.

Abstract: We now have ten years' experience of the sex offender 'register' and its requirements that offenders having committed designated offences notify the police every time their address and other details change. In those years the 'register' has been strengthened and added to in various ways to make notification an increasingly onerous business. The police have been given new powers to enable them to enter premises. Those on the 'register' have been denied early release from prison available to other offenders. This article asks questions about how far we can take the 'register' before it becomes less of a public protection measure and more of a punishment in its own right.

The UK sex offender register is at present 'closed' to any general public right of access despite the demands of various constituencies to grant such access. In the USA, registers are open to the public. This article explores the US experiences of disseminating information on sex offenders that started in the mid‐1990s and seeks to draw lessons for the UK, on the practicalities that might ensue given a general right of access.

Abstract:Examines the evolution and present role of the 'appropriate adult' attending police interviews with 'vulnerable' suspects as defined in the Codes of Practice to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. In particular it explores the role as played by local authority social workers, the training and experience that prepares them for this role and whether changes are needed in the light of the 1993 Royal Commission on Criminal Justice findings.