@article{1480026,
      recid = {1480026},
      author = {Leon, Chrysanthi S., },
      title = {Sex Fiends, Perverts, and Pedophiles : Understanding Sex  Crime Policy in America /},
      pages = {1 online resource},
      abstract = {From Megan's Law to Jessica's Law, almost every state in  the nation has passed some law to punish sex offenders.  This popular tough-on-crime legislation is often written  after highly-publicized cases have made the gruesome rounds  through the media, and usually features harsh sentences,  lifetime GPS monitoring, a dramatic expansion of the civil  commitment procedures, and severe restrictions on where  released sex offenders may live. In Sex Fiends, Perverts,  and Pedophiles, Chrysanthi Leon argues that, while the  singular notion of the sexual boogeyman has been used to  justify these harsh policies, not all sex offenders are the  same and such 'one size fits all' policies can unfairly  punish other offenders of lesser crimes, needlessly  targeting, sometimes ostracizing, citizens from their own  communities.While many recognize that prison is not the  right tool for every crime problem, Leon compellingly  argues that the U.S. maintains a one-size-fits-all approach  to sexual offending which is undermining public safety.  Leon explains how we've reached this point-with a large  incarcerated sex offender population, many of whom will be  released in the coming years with multiple barriers to  their success in the community, and without much expertise  to guide them or to guide those who are charged to help  them. Leon argues that we cannot blame the public, nor even  the politicians, except indirectly. Instead, we might blame  the institutions we charge with making placement decisions  and with the experts-both those who have chosen to work in  the field and those who have caused its marginalization.  Ultimately, Leon shows that when policies intended for the  worst offenders take over, all of us suffer.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1480026},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814765302.001.0001},
}