Sex offenders, stigma, and social control / Diana Rickard.

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Rickard, Diana

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Critical issues in crime and societyPublication details: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2016]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780813578316
0813578310
9780813578323
0813578329

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Sex offenders, stigma, and social control.DDC classification:

364.15/30973 23

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HV6592 .R53 2016

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Contents:

Toward a sociology of sexual offense -- Constructing the offense -- Community bonds -- Severed bonds -- Strategies to reestablish social bonds -- Personal stories/public policy.

Summary: In Sex Offenders, Stigma, and Social Control, Diana Rickard provides the reader with an in-depth view of six sex offenders, exploring how they manage to cope with their highly stigmatized role as social outcasts. The book explores how these individuals construct their sense of self. By placing their stories within the context of the current culture of mass incarceration and zero-tolerance, Rickard provides a deeper understanding of the complex relationship between public policy and lived experience.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Toward a sociology of sexual offense -- Constructing the offense -- Community bonds -- Severed bonds -- Strategies to reestablish social bonds -- Personal stories/public policy.

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In Sex Offenders, Stigma, and Social Control, Diana Rickard provides the reader with an in-depth view of six sex offenders, exploring how they manage to cope with their highly stigmatized role as social outcasts. The book explores how these individuals construct their sense of self. By placing their stories within the context of the current culture of mass incarceration and zero-tolerance, Rickard provides a deeper understanding of the complex relationship between public policy and lived experience.

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