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Book SynopsisThe No1 Sunday Times BestsellerA Waterstones Best Politics Book 2024A Mail on Sunday Best Holiday Read 2024'A searing exposé' GlamourA timely reminder of the dangers posed by men who crave power' ObserverFrom New York Times bestseller Maureen Callahan, a fierce, character-driven exposé of the real Kennedy Cursethe family''s generations-long legacy of misogyny, murder, and mayhemand the women who have paid the price for our obsession with Camelot.For decades, the Kennedy name has been synonymous with wealth, power, andabove all elseintegrity. But this carefully constructed veneer hides a dark truth: the Kennedy men''s legacy of physical and psychological abuse of women, part of a tradition of toxic masculinity that spans generations and has ruined untold lives. Through scandal after scandal, the family and their defenders have managed to keep this shameful story out of the spotlight. Now, in Ask Not, bestselling journalist Maureen Callahan reveals the Kennedys'' hidden history of abuse and exploitation, laying bare their rampant misogyny and restoring women to the center of the dynasty''s story: from Jacqueline Onassis and Marilyn Monroe to Carolyn Bessette, Mary Richardson, Rosemary Kennedy, and many others whose names aren''t nearly as well known but rightfully should be.Drawing on years of fierce reportage and written in electric prose, Ask Not is a long-overdue reckoning with this fabled American family, showing how the Kennedy myth and their raw political power has enabled the clan''s many predators while also silencing generations of traumatized women and girls. At long last, Callahan also redirects the spotlight to the women in the Kennedys'' orbit, paying homage to those who freed themselvesand giving voice to the countless others who could not do the same.

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Book SynopsisThis unprecedented study of sex trafficking, forced labor, organ trafficking, and sex tourism across twenty-four nations.Trade ReviewStephanie Hepburn and Rita J. Simon make an effective case that while the specifics of trafficking vary depending on its focal point, there are certain constants. In their review of a range of countries, they demonstrate that economics, geography, civil unrest, societal inequality, and gender disparities play a major role in how trafficking manifests itself. -- Christa Stewart, New York State Office of Human Trafficking, Office of Temporary Disability Assistance I recommend this comprehensive study to anyone wanting to understand the fight against the modern-day slavetrade. The book stands apart by augmenting nation-by-nation accounts of trafficking realities with critiques of existing local anti-trafficking measures and consideration of local obstacles. Supported by diverse sources, the authors set forth clear policy recommendations to combat trafficking. -- Lori J. Johnson, staff attorney, Farmworker Unit, Legal Aid of North Carolina Human trafficking and sexual exploitation are complex issues which differ in nature from country to country, and very often accounts of human trafficking are based on anecdotal evidence. Hepburn and Simon managed to delve beneath the surface of policies and legislation within the various countries that they studied by involving those who are involved at a grass root level and have come up with a fascinating account of these practices in the various countries covered in their book. -- Carol Bews, assistant director, Johannesburg Child Welfare Society This volume demonstrates ways in which global migration policies and programs facilitate human trafficking by focusing on law enforcement rather than promoting uniform labor standards. Its broad focus helps readers compare practices among countries and understand the transnational impact of national legislation and policies on human trafficking around the globe. -- Gretchen Kuhner, author of the American Bar Association's Human Trafficking Assessment Tool Report Immensely well-documented and useful. Kirkus Reviews an immensely learned and informative piece of work, much needed to prod and set aright the misperceptions and lethargy that beset this disturbing issue. -- John Tirman Washington Post Superior and well-written, this is the rare resource that is both scholarly and approachable, making it a must-read Library JournalTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I: Work Visa Loopholes for Traffickers 1. United States 2. Japan 3. United Arab Emirates Part II: Stateless Persons 4. Thailand 5. Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories Part III: Unrest, Displacement, and Who Is in Charge 6. Colombia 7. Iraq 8. Syria Part IV. Conflation 9. Canada Part V: Conflicting Agendas 10. Italy 11. France Part VI: Gender Apartheid 12. Iran Part VII: Social Hierarchy 13. India 14. Niger 15. China Part VIII: Muti Murder 16. South Africa Part IX: Hard-To-Prove Criterion and a Slap on the Wrist 17. Australia 18. United Kingdom 19. Chile 20. Germany Part X: Transparent Borders 21. Poland Part XI: Fear Factor 22. Mexico Part XII. Poverty and Economic Boom 23. Russia 24. Brazil Conclusion Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisThis unprecedented study of sex trafficking, forced labor, organ trafficking, and sex tourism across twenty-four nations.Trade ReviewStephanie Hepburn and Rita J. Simon make an effective case that while the specifics of trafficking vary depending on its focal point, there are certain constants. In their review of a range of countries, they demonstrate that economics, geography, civil unrest, societal inequality, and gender disparities play a major role in how trafficking manifests itself. -- Christa Stewart, New York State Office of Human Trafficking, Office of Temporary Disability Assistance I recommend this comprehensive study to anyone wanting to understand the fight against the modern-day slavetrade. The book stands apart by augmenting nation-by-nation accounts of trafficking realities with critiques of existing local anti-trafficking measures and consideration of local obstacles. Supported by diverse sources, the authors set forth clear policy recommendations to combat trafficking. -- Lori J. Johnson, staff attorney, Farmworker Unit, Legal Aid of North Carolina Human trafficking and sexual exploitation are complex issues which differ in nature from country to country, and very often accounts of human trafficking are based on anecdotal evidence. Hepburn and Simon managed to delve beneath the surface of policies and legislation within the various countries that they studied by involving those who are involved at a grass root level and have come up with a fascinating account of these practices in the various countries covered in their book. -- Carol Bews, assistant director, Johannesburg Child Welfare Society This volume demonstrates ways in which global migration policies and programs facilitate human trafficking by focusing on law enforcement rather than promoting uniform labor standards. Its broad focus helps readers compare practices among countries and understand the transnational impact of national legislation and policies on human trafficking around the globe. -- Gretchen Kuhner, author of the American Bar Association's Human Trafficking Assessment Tool Report Immensely well-documented and useful. Kirkus Reviews an immensely learned and informative piece of work, much needed to prod and set aright the misperceptions and lethargy that beset this disturbing issue. -- John Tirman Washington Post Superior and well-written, this is the rare resource that is both scholarly and approachable, making it a must-read Library JournalTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I: Work Visa Loopholes for Traffickers 1. United States 2. Japan 3. United Arab Emirates Part II: Stateless Persons 4. Thailand 5. Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories Part III: Unrest, Displacement, and Who Is in Charge 6. Colombia 7. Iraq 8. Syria Part IV. Conflation 9. Canada Part V: Conflicting Agendas 10. Italy 11. France Part VI: Gender Apartheid 12. Iran Part VII: Social Hierarchy 13. India 14. Niger 15. China Part VIII: Muti Murder 16. South Africa Part IX: Hard-To-Prove Criterion and a Slap on the Wrist 17. Australia 18. United Kingdom 19. Chile 20. Germany Part X: Transparent Borders 21. Poland Part XI: Fear Factor 22. Mexico Part XII. Poverty and Economic Boom 23. Russia 24. Brazil Conclusion Notes References Index

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Book Synopsis''A book that had to be written and it''s really well written ... fascinating.'' Ray D''Arcy, RTÉ Radio 1''A great book ... really comprehensive'' Miriam O''Callaghan, RTÉ''Fascinating'' Pat Kenny, Newstalk''It is very rare for murder to involve the degree of calculation revealed in this case'' Irish TimesFor over a year everyone assumed missing Dublin woman Elaine O''Hara had ended her own life. But after her remains were found gardaí discovered that Elaine was in thrall to a man who had spent years grooming her to let him kill her. That man was Graham Dwyer, a married father of three and partner in a Dublin architecture practice.Almost the Perfect Murder details the exhaustive investigation - one of the most complex and chilling in Irish criminal justice history - that allowed gardaí to build a case against Dwyer. And it outlines the twists and turns - both in the courtroom and behind the scenes - during the dramatic trial tha

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Book SynopsisThe No.1 Bestseller!''I was a very vulnerable young woman with three small children. I was lost ... Pat Quirke tried to come in and control everything''Bobby Ryan''s disappearance in rural Tipperary in June 2011 mystified all who knew him. The truck-driver and part-time DJ (known as Mr Moonlight) was an easy-going fellow with no enemies. Or so everyone thought.When Ryan''s body was found 22 months later on the farm of Mary Lowry, the wealthy young widow he had been seeing, it was clear that he had met a violent end.And the most likely person to have brought about that end? Pat Quirke, the man who had ''discovered'' the body - Mary Lowry''s brother-in-law, financial advisor, tenant and one-time lover.Following the longest running murder trial in Irish criminal history Quirke was convicted of murder in May 2019. Getting to that day had taken years of exhaustive work by gardaí. The Murder of Mr Moonlight is the definitTrade Review[An] excellent book that shows all the colours of the story that intrigued the nation * Irish Daily Mail *Well-researched and highly readable ... Fegan proves her journalistic mettle, delivering forensic detail in accessible language ... Anyone who followed the trial will not be disappointed by Fegan's book * Sunday Business Post *Absolutely compulsive reading (as I know because my wife wouldn't let me anywhere near it - but I did get it in the end!) ... a page-turner -- Eamon Dunphy * The Stand *

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Book SynopsisExamines U.S. obscenity trials in the early twentieth century and how they framed a wide-ranging debate about the printed word’s power to deprave, offend, and shape behavior. Trade Review“A profound reassessment not only of American censorship issues, Literary Obscenities joins the current rethinking of modernist studies, particularly in terms of the paperback revolution and its long-term cultural impact. This welcome addition to the ongoing discourse in legal studies, book history, cultural studies, and the philosophy of modernism is cause for celebration. Bachman’s well-researched, acutely insightful, accessibly written study will take its place alongside Marjorie Heins’s Not in Front of the Children as a staple in university courses.”—S. E. Gontarski,author of Creative Involution: Bergson, Beckett, Deleuze“Provides a historical framework and literary context for perhaps better understanding modern, printed-words-only obscenity prosecutions and why they are now so rare.”—Clay Calvert Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books“[Bachman] offers a historical perspective on modernism and literary naturalism and shrewdly covers the relationship between what is on the page and how readers respond to it.”—D. C. Greenwood ChoiceTable of ContentsContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Getting Off the Page2. How to Misbehave as aBehaviorist (if You’re Wyndham Lewis)3. Erskine Caldwell, Smut, and the Paperbacking of Obscenity4. Sin, Sex, and Segregation in Lillian Smith’s Silent SouthConclusion: Off the PageNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisExamines U.S. obscenity trials in the early twentieth century and how they framed a wide-ranging debate about the printed word's power to deprave, offend, and shape behavior.Trade Review“A profound reassessment not only of American censorship issues, Literary Obscenities joins the current rethinking of modernist studies, particularly in terms of the paperback revolution and its long-term cultural impact. This welcome addition to the ongoing discourse in legal studies, book history, cultural studies, and the philosophy of modernism is cause for celebration. Bachman’s well-researched, acutely insightful, accessibly written study will take its place alongside Marjorie Heins’s Not in Front of the Children as a staple in university courses.”—S. E. Gontarski,author of Creative Involution: Bergson, Beckett, Deleuze“Provides a historical framework and literary context for perhaps better understanding modern, printed-words-only obscenity prosecutions and why they are now so rare.”—Clay Calvert Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books“[Bachman] offers a historical perspective on modernism and literary naturalism and shrewdly covers the relationship between what is on the page and how readers respond to it.”—D. C. Greenwood ChoiceTable of ContentsContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Getting Off the Page2. How to Misbehave as aBehaviorist (if You’re Wyndham Lewis)3. Erskine Caldwell, Smut, and the Paperbacking of Obscenity4. Sin, Sex, and Segregation in Lillian Smith’s Silent SouthConclusion: Off the PageNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book Synopsis''A rallying cry for privacy justice'' New York Times''We need more warriors like Carrie'' Tarana Burke, founder of the MeToo movementIn an era of doxing, revenge porn and online stalking, the law is failing us. Tech companies are untouchable and often women are persecuted. Carrie Goldberg built her law firm on battling these unprecedented cases - from stalkers haunting their exes through social media and dating apps, to schools suspending girls who report sexual assault, to trolls making fake bomb threats in their victims'' names. Here, she tells her clients'' stories alongside her own remarkable journey to become the lawyer she once needed.Gripping and inspiring, Nobody''s Victim shows how we must rewire the legal system for the age of the internet and gives us the weapons to fight back.*Perfect for fans of She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, The Whisper Network by Chandler Baker and TheTrade ReviewWe need more warriors like Carrie using the law to help take down sexual predators and the institutions that protect them -- Tarana Burke, founder of the #MeToo movementIn her memoir doubling as a rallying cry for privacy justice Nobody's Victim Goldberg admits that as with many people who have endured sexual harassment, it took time to tell her story in full, which she does now in chilling detail . . . Goldberg builds a convincing case that sexual privacy is a right that should be protected by federal law, much in the way that our personal, financial and medical information already is. If anyone can make that happen, it is she . . . Goldberg chronicles her battle for justice in a tone that is both take-no-prisoners and warmly gregarious . . . The cases she narrates are gut-wrenching, and her conversational approach lightens what could otherwise be an unbearably heavy load. It also makes accessible the complicated legal history leading to our current moment. -- Kate Bolick * New York Times *In the age of doxxing, revenge porn, and misogynist trolls, this book is required reading. . . . In telling these wrenching stories, Goldberg gives voice to the legions who have experienced unthinkable violence * Esquire, Best Books of Summer 2019 *This is an illuminating and significant window into the present state of victims' rights and a potentially powerful resource for readers dealing with abuse or harassment * Publishers Weekly *Thoroughly researched and with shocking anecdotes from Carrie and her clients, Nobody's Victim is an indispensable work for anyone who wants to understand how we got here and, more importantly, what we need to do to fight back. Part memoir and part manifesto, Nobody's Victim is thoughtful, urgent and impossible to put down -- Nancy Jo Sales, author of New York Times bestseller American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Life of Teenagers and director of HBO’s Swiped: Hooking up in the Digital AgeNobody's Victim provides the raw honesty that we desperately need as we examine how the Internet age has upended everyday life. Only Carrie Goldberg could tell this powerful, compelling, and lucid story, which gives voice to so many people who have experienced unimaginable harms. As policymakers debate how to make the Internet--and the world--a safer place, I hope that Nobody's Victim will be at the top of their reading list -- Jeff Kosseff, author, The Twenty-Six Words That Created the InternetCarrie Goldberg is a warrior against trolls and misogynists, as she bravely details in Nobody's Victim. The experiences of Carrie's clients may boil your blood--but beneath these known statistics is the reality that most harassment remains unseen, unreported, and legal. Nobody's Victim is a call to arms against abusers, and a reminder that survivors of gendered violence are not alone in their fight -- Audrey Gelman, CEO and Co-Founder of The WingA timely, necessary and uniquely authoritative book about the modern-day scourges of on-line harassment, stalking, sextortion, and non-consensual porn - and how to fight them. Goldberg's book is also a strikingly honest memoir and a riveting read. The stories she tells illuminate real horrors, as well as real bravery - her own and that of the people she represents -- Margaret Talbot * New Yorker *Compelling and terrifying stories of assaults both physical and psychological . . . She believes that the MeToo movement has brought about a significant shift for victims of sexual assault and harassment -- Jane Mulkerrins * The Times *After grappling with a 'psycho ex' of her own, lawyer Carrie Goldberg takes a stand for victims of online harassment, deepfakes and revenge porn -- Tauriq Moosa * Guardian *Carrie Goldberg turned litigation into an act of protest. The formidable US lawyer has helped countless women in the fight against gendered violence, online stalking and revenge porn -- B. Cartmell * Huck Magazine *

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Book SynopsisSuzanne Ost critically examines how society and law have responded to child pornography and sexual grooming, exploring the way in which the harms of child pornography and grooming are perceived and suggesting that the legal and societal reactions to these problems need to be more rational and considered.Trade Review'… uniquely well-informed … consistently deep coverage … she raises some uncomfortingly convincing arguments …' Family Law'Ost puts forward a new approach to tackle the harms of child pornography and sexual grooming rationally and effectively. … a decidedly valuable contribution to the literature and debates on sex offending against children … It is the first British book to provide a balanced perspective by going beyond purely legalistic discourses … providing a detailed theoretical and critical account … readable and accessible … perhaps the greatest strength and contribution of this book are its important message …' British Journal of Criminology'Suzanne Ost … pushes her materials in new directions to argue that we should be less concerned with child sexual abuse and also consider the various other ways that children are exploited. … Crucial in all of this is her contention that we need to abandon the dominant social construct of childhood vulnerability and, instead, empower children to let them explain how childhood should be understood and experienced. … Ost … was … able … to open up the space that we call 'childhood' and how that construction exploits children whether we are considering Norway or England.' The Howard Journal'This book is a timely, rational antidote to the sex panic urging people to remove the naked body of a child from art galleries, photo albums, and the beach.' Dany Lacombe, Simon Fraser UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction: Constructions, themes and critical tensions; 1. The modern day phenomena of child pornography and sexual grooming; 2. Criminalizing child pornography and behaviour related to sexual grooming; 3. Matters of harm and exploitation; 4. Moral panics and the impact of the construction of childhood innocence; 5. The law elsewhere and questions of individual rights; 6. Conclusions and implications; Appendix A. Details of dates of interviews with police officers.

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Book SynopsisDiscusses how and why legal and medical institutions continue to resist implementing reforms intended to provide more just and compassionate responses to victims of sexual violenceTrade Review"At last, a comprehensive and scholarly account of the antirape movement that should sound the alarm at how little law in action has changed, despite policy successes with rape law on the books. Corrigans searing analysis makes a major contribution to political science, sociology, law, and public policy. Following Patricia Yancey Martins organizational analysis of why rape policy reforms have so little effect on priorities, the treatment of victims, prosecutions, convictions, and public attitudes, Corrigan reveals how a social movement has lost its ability to advocate effectively. This must read for all who care about womens equality should sound the alarm to turn our attention to policy implementation and social movement mobilization." -- Sally J. Kenney,Tulane University"Corrigan convincingly argues that medical and legal professionals do not take rape seriously. . . . The strongest parts of the book are her assessments of the SANE programs, EC in the ER, and the sex offender registration and notification statutes. She quotes voluminously from her interviews . . . giving a richly textured picture of the implementation and impact of these recent initiatives. Her analysis of differences across states is particularly illuminating." -- Carrie N. Baker * Political Science Quarterly *"Corrigan's examination of the impact of rape law reform convincingly argues that such reform has often been weakened, modified, and co-opted, all in ways that dilute the impact promised by far-reaching, woman-centered policy. Drawing on deeply textured case studies, extensive interview data, and a clear reading of the laws in various US jurisdictions, Corrigan offers an analysis of legal implementation from the ground up." -- R. A. Cramer * Choice *"In an era when gender mainstreaming is hailed globally as the primary tactic to achieve gender equality, Rose Corrigan offers a cautionary tale. By focusing on rape law reform over four decades, she demonstrates how feminist policy objectives are systemically undercut by bureaucratic intransigence and standard operating procedures within gendered state institutions. From legislatures and law enforcement agencies to rape crisis centers, she traces the evisceration of feminist transformative efforts as the law is deployed with little concern for the well-being of those who have been raped. This vital contribution to feminist theory and practice should be read by all concerned with social change in the 21st century." -- Mary Hawkesworth,Professor of Political Science and Women’s and Gender Studies, Rutgers University"Professor Corrigan's book, Up Against a Wall: Rape Reform and the Failure of Success,is indispensable reading for anyone who cares about sexual violence and the failure of law reform to live up to the promise it once held for victims of sexual violence. It is also an invaluable tool for anyone concerned about the dynamics of law reform and legal consciousness. Using an empirical, qualitative study of Rape Crises Centers and counsellors in six diverse states as her framework, Corrigan engages in a multi-layered, nuanced examination of the history of rape law reform to demonstrate that reliance on the criminal justice system led to the loss of original feminist goals. She argues rape and sexual assault issues were abandoned by feminists who lost sight of the relationship of sexual assault to gender inequality as they moved on to other projects. She then turns to current issues that have produced perverse effects for victims. She challenges us to look for creative solutions outside the criminal law as well as within to problems she identifies and for a return to an emphasis on gender equality and real rights and protections for victims in this important book." -- Lynne Henderson,Professor Emerita, University of Nevada Las Vegas"This book, by socio-legal scholar Rose Corrigan, offers an insightful analysis of both lingering and new challenges to reforms in how rape and rape victims are defined and treated. . . . Corrigan did not miss a single key study on the issues. Furthermore, her narrative is written so that experts and non-experts alike can enjoy and learn from it. Her use of quotes from rape care worker interviews makes fascinating reading. . . . This book is an invaluable resource . . . Finally, the book offers an excellent example of the use of organizational and community informants as 'human periscopes' in order to gain purchase on rape work and politics in today's world. This approach is under-utilized in organizational and community studies and I hope Corrigan's use of it inspires others to adopt it as well." -- Patricia Yancey Martin,Professor of Sociology Emerita, Florida State University"This research is an eye opening tale of how social movements can be partially co-opted by the state. There is a lesson here not only for anti rape advocates and those concerned with gender equality, but for all of us concerned with civil rights more generally." -- Frederika E. Schmitt * Sex Roles *""Rose Corrigan has made a major contribution to our understanding of the way in which law reform efforts in theory can be subverted 'on the ground.' The book is thoughtful, well-written and has important insights for a variety of fields. " -- Elizabeth M. Schneider,Rose L. Hoffer Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law SchoolTable of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. Introduction: The Failure of Success 2. The Anti-Rape Movement and the Turn to Law 3. Listening to Rape Care Advocates 4. Institutional Responses to Rape: Following the "Leaky Pipeline" of Rape Reporting5. Developing the Body of Evidence: Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Programs 6. When Rights Are Wrong: Emergency Contraception and the Failure of Policy Success 7. When Is a Rapist a Sex Offender?: Sex Offender Registration and Notification Statutes 8. Fleeing from Feminism: The Troubled Legacy of Rape Law Reform Notes Bibliography Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisThis handbook combines the latest theory on a high-profile, complex subject in criminology, exploring the legal and ethical dimensions of society s response to sex offenders in jurisdictions from the USA to Japan.Trade Review“...the book is an important collection of thought-provoking essays that stimulate and challenge policy makers, academics and practice-based readers.” (The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 5 January 2015) “This comprehensive collection of chapters from a stellar cast of contributors clearly fills a gap in the literature and brings together some genuinely international thinking . “ (Prison Service Journal, 1 July 2013) Table of ContentsAbout the Contributors ix Preface xvi Abbreviations xxiv Part One Treating and Managing Sexual Offender Risk in Context: Legal and Ethical Concerns 1 1 Sexual Offenses, Law and Morals: Can Behavior and Attitudes Be Changed by Legal and Moral Efforts? 3Knut Hermstad 2 Human Rights and Sexual Offenders 18Bernadette Rainey 3 Sex Offenders, Consent to Treatment and the Politics of Risk 38Phil Fennell 4 Special Offender Groups and Equality: A Duty to Treat Differently? 63Bernadette Rainey 5 Expert Evidence, Ethics and the Law 82Tony Ward 6 Ethical Issues in Sex Offender Research 97Tony Ward and Gwenda Willis 7 Reintegrative and Disintegrative Shaming: Legal and Ethical Issues 113Anne-Marie McAlinden 8 “Castrate ‘Em!”: Treatments, Cures and Ethical Considerations in UK Press Coverage of “Chemical Castration” 129Peter Brown 9 Sentencing Sex Offenders: An International Comparison of Sentencing Policy and Legislation 150Karen Harrison 10 Sentencing and Crime Policy for Sex Offenders in Japan: The Possible Impact of the Lay Judge System 168Mari Hirayama 11 Unique Disadvantages, Unique Needs: Native American Sex Offenders 180Nora V. Demleitner 12 Mandated Reporting Laws: Experiences from Israel 201Sheri Oz Part Two Legal and Ethical Issues in Risk Treatment 217 13 Treatment for Adult Sex Offenders: May We Reject the Null Hypothesis? 219Marnie E. Rice and Grant T. Harris 14 Ethical Issues in Treating Sexual Offenders: Applying Empirically Based Process Features of Treatment Delivery 236W.L. Marshall and L.E. Marshall 15 A Forensic Psychologist’s Involvement in Working with Sex Offenders 251Daniel T. Wilcox 16 Punishment and the Rehabilitation of Sex Offenders: An Ethical Maelstrom 271Tony Ward and Chelsea Rose 17 Distinguishing Moral and Clinical Decisions in Sex Offender Programs: The Good Lives Model and Virtue Ethics 287Bill Glaser 18 Pharmacological Treatment of Sexual Offenders and Its Legal and Ethical Aspects 302Raphaela Basdekis-Jozsa, Daniel Turner and Peer Briken 19 Female Sexual Offenders: The Need for a Gender-Responsive Approach 321Sherry Ashfield, Sheila Brotherston, Hilary Eldridge and Ian Elliott Part Three Legal and Ethical Issues in Risk Management 339 20 A Convergent Approach to Sex Offender Risk Assessment 341Jeffrey C. Singer, Douglas P. Boer and Martin Rettenberger 21 Sex Offender Registration in the United States and the United Kingdom: Emerging Legal and Ethical Debates 356Terry Thomas 22 A More Ethical Way of Working: Circles of Support and Accountability 372Stephen Hanvey and Mechtild Höing 23 Ethical Practice and the Use of the Polygraph in Working with Sex Offenders 388Daniel T. Wilcox 24 Sex Offender Civil Commitment: Legal and Ethical Issues 406Rebecca L. Jackson and Christmas N. Covell 25 Sex Offender Residence Restrictions: A Systematic Review of the Literature 424Daniel Pacheco and J.C. Barnes 26 The Traveling Sex Offender: Monitoring Movements across International Borders 445Terry Thomas 27 Hell is Other People: The Importance of Controlling Pedophilic Activity 462Xanthè Mallett and Jann Karp Index 479

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Book SynopsisRape law reform has long been hailed as one of the most successful projects of second-wave feminism. In this book, the author draws on interviews with over 150 local rape care advocates in communities across the United States to explore how and why mainstream systems continue to resist feminist reforms.Trade Review"At last, a comprehensive and scholarly account of the antirape movement that should sound the alarm at how little law in action has changed, despite policy successes with rape law on the books. Corrigans searing analysis makes a major contribution to political science, sociology, law, and public policy. Following Patricia Yancey Martins organizational analysis of why rape policy reforms have so little effect on priorities, the treatment of victims, prosecutions, convictions, and public attitudes, Corrigan reveals how a social movement has lost its ability to advocate effectively. This must read for all who care about womens equality should sound the alarm to turn our attention to policy implementation and social movement mobilization." -- Sally J. Kenney,Tulane University"Corrigan convincingly argues that medical and legal professionals do not take rape seriously. . . . The strongest parts of the book are her assessments of the SANE programs, EC in the ER, and the sex offender registration and notification statutes. She quotes voluminously from her interviews . . . giving a richly textured picture of the implementation and impact of these recent initiatives. Her analysis of differences across states is particularly illuminating." -- Carrie N. Baker * Political Science Quarterly *"Corrigan's examination of the impact of rape law reform convincingly argues that such reform has often been weakened, modified, and co-opted, all in ways that dilute the impact promised by far-reaching, woman-centered policy. Drawing on deeply textured case studies, extensive interview data, and a clear reading of the laws in various US jurisdictions, Corrigan offers an analysis of legal implementation from the ground up." -- R. A. Cramer * Choice *"In an era when gender mainstreaming is hailed globally as the primary tactic to achieve gender equality, Rose Corrigan offers a cautionary tale. By focusing on rape law reform over four decades, she demonstrates how feminist policy objectives are systemically undercut by bureaucratic intransigence and standard operating procedures within gendered state institutions. From legislatures and law enforcement agencies to rape crisis centers, she traces the evisceration of feminist transformative efforts as the law is deployed with little concern for the well-being of those who have been raped. This vital contribution to feminist theory and practice should be read by all concerned with social change in the 21st century." -- Mary Hawkesworth,Professor of Political Science and Women’s and Gender Studies, Rutgers University"Professor Corrigan's book, Up Against a Wall: Rape Reform and the Failure of Success,is indispensable reading for anyone who cares about sexual violence and the failure of law reform to live up to the promise it once held for victims of sexual violence. It is also an invaluable tool for anyone concerned about the dynamics of law reform and legal consciousness. Using an empirical, qualitative study of Rape Crises Centers and counsellors in six diverse states as her framework, Corrigan engages in a multi-layered, nuanced examination of the history of rape law reform to demonstrate that reliance on the criminal justice system led to the loss of original feminist goals. She argues rape and sexual assault issues were abandoned by feminists who lost sight of the relationship of sexual assault to gender inequality as they moved on to other projects. She then turns to current issues that have produced perverse effects for victims. She challenges us to look for creative solutions outside the criminal law as well as within to problems she identifies and for a return to an emphasis on gender equality and real rights and protections for victims in this important book." -- Lynne Henderson,Professor Emerita, University of Nevada Las Vegas"This book, by socio-legal scholar Rose Corrigan, offers an insightful analysis of both lingering and new challenges to reforms in how rape and rape victims are defined and treated. . . . Corrigan did not miss a single key study on the issues. Furthermore, her narrative is written so that experts and non-experts alike can enjoy and learn from it. Her use of quotes from rape care worker interviews makes fascinating reading. . . . This book is an invaluable resource . . . Finally, the book offers an excellent example of the use of organizational and community informants as 'human periscopes' in order to gain purchase on rape work and politics in today's world. This approach is under-utilized in organizational and community studies and I hope Corrigan's use of it inspires others to adopt it as well." -- Patricia Yancey Martin,Professor of Sociology Emerita, Florida State University"This research is an eye opening tale of how social movements can be partially co-opted by the state. There is a lesson here not only for anti rape advocates and those concerned with gender equality, but for all of us concerned with civil rights more generally." -- Frederika E. Schmitt * Sex Roles *""Rose Corrigan has made a major contribution to our understanding of the way in which law reform efforts in theory can be subverted 'on the ground.' The book is thoughtful, well-written and has important insights for a variety of fields. " -- Elizabeth M. Schneider,Rose L. Hoffer Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law SchoolTable of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. Introduction: The Failure of Success 2. The Anti-Rape Movement and the Turn to Law 3. Listening to Rape Care Advocates 4. Institutional Responses to Rape: Following the "Leaky Pipeline" of Rape Reporting5. Developing the Body of Evidence: Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Programs 6. When Rights Are Wrong: Emergency Contraception and the Failure of Policy Success 7. When Is a Rapist a Sex Offender?: Sex Offender Registration and Notification Statutes 8. Fleeing from Feminism: The Troubled Legacy of Rape Law Reform Notes Bibliography Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisTransnational Torture by Jinee Lokaneeta reviewed with Prachi Patankar on the blog Kafila. Evidence of torture at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and harsh interrogation techniques at Guantánamo Bay beg the question: has the war on terror forced liberal democracies to rethink their policies and laws against torture? Transnational Torture focuses on the legal and political discourses on torture in India and the United Statestwo common-law based constitutional democraciesto theorize the relationship between law, violence, and state power in liberal democracies. Analyzing about one hundred landmark Supreme Court cases on torture in India and the United States, memos and popular imagery of torture, Jinee Lokaneeta compellingly demonstrates that even before recent debates on the use of torture in the war on terror, the laws of interrogation were much more ambivalent about the infliction of excess pain and suffering than most political and legal theorists have acknowledged. Rather than viewingTrade Review"In an original and exciting argument, Lokaneeta suggests that what lies at the heart of the liberal democratic state is the attempt to accommodate and regulate & excess violence. Dazzling in the range of materials it examines, challenging in its conclusions, this is an outstanding contribution to scholarship that recognizes violence to be integral to modern democracies rather than an aberration." -- Nivedita Menon,co-author of Power and Contestation: India after 1989"This book is a valuable resource for anyone keen on understanding why torture remains an integral feature of liberal democracies, as well as for those interested in the American and Indian jurisprudence on torture." -- A. Mazumdar, University of St. Thomas * CHOICE *"Transnational Torture is a truly original study of two liberal democracies rarely compared to each other, and the comparison produces a sum of understanding greater than its parts. Lokaneeta's analysis of American and Indian jurisprudence of custody, confession, police discretion, and the (often exaggerated) distinction between & exceptional and & routine state violence is empirically detailed while also theoretically transcendental and fresh. This book will edify anyone seeking a deeper understanding of torture and the law." -- Lisa Hajjar,author of Courting Conflict: The Israeli Military Court System in the West Bank and Gaza"Situating the post-9/11 debates about torture within the larger tradition of liberal political theory, Lokaneeta employs her nuanced grasp of politics in the United States and India to show why the use of violence in state-sponsored interrogations is less surprising than we might wish it to be. Blending together the best resources of contemporary political theory and comparative political inquiry, her argument explains why recourse to torture in liberal regimes is altogether banal and, at the same time, profoundly disturbing." -- Timothy V. Kaufman-Osborn,author of From Noose to Needle: Capital Punishment and the Late Liberal State"Transnational Torture produces a parallax effect, insightfully exploring a necessary tension within liberal government, while cultivating concern that institutionalized practices and pleasures may manifest a disposition at odds with liberalism itself. . . . Through her close attention to court cases, legislation, and popular culture, Lokaneeta persuasively argues that Giorgio Agamben's paradigm of state power . . . does not allow us to appreciate how instances of excessive violence cannot be contained within the discrete category of an 'exception' in liberal democracies." * Theory and Event *"Those striving to understand the persistence of state violence, and rid society of it, would greatly benefit from reading Transnational Torture." * Himal Magazine *"The book is remarkably rigorous in its examination of the jurisprudence of interrogation, and must be credited for bringing torture squarely into scholarly/academic debates on democracy and the state." * Economic and Political Weekly *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Do the Ghosts of Leviathan Linger On? Law, Violence, and Torture in Liberal Democracies Law's Struggle with Violence: Ambivalence in the "Routine" Jurisprudence of Interrogations in the United States "Being Helplessly Civilized Leaves Us at the Mercy of the Beast": Post-9/11 Discourses on Torture in the United States Torture in the TV Show 24: Circulation of Meanings Jurisprudence on Torture and Interrogations in India Contemporary States of Exception: Extraordinary Laws and Interrogation in India Conclusion: Unraveling the Exception: Torture in Liberal Democracies. Notes Selected Bibliography Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisThe Moral Witness is the first cultural history of the witness to genocide in the West. Carolyn J. Dean shows how the witness became a protagonist of twentieth-century moral culture by tracing the emergence of this figure in courtroom battles from the 1920s to the 1960scovering the Armenian genocide, the Ukrainian pogroms, the Soviet Gulag, and the trial of Adolf Eichmann. In these trials, witness testimonies differentiated the crime of genocide from war crimes and began to form our understanding of modern political and cultural murder.By the turn of the twentieth century, the witness to genocide became a pervasive icon of suffering humanity and a symbol of western moral conscience. Dean sheds new light on the recent global focus on survivors'' trauma. Only by placing the moral witness in a longer historical trajectory, she demonstrates, can we understand how the stories we tell about survivor testimony have shaped both our past and contemporary moral culture.Trade ReviewDean has provided a sophisticated and nuanced analysis of the emergence of "the witness" as a moral symbol and pervasive icon of suffering and surviving genocide and mass atrocities.... The book will be valuable to students and scholars who study genocide, testimony, victimhood, and social and cultural trauma in the aftermath of mass atrocities. * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *Carolyn Dean traces the paths by which victims, survivors, and witnesses of mass atrocities moved from the culture's sidelines to its moral center... convincingly show[ing] that the figure of the witness has become the barometer of moral consciousness across the West.... [Its] global lens and longue durée perspective have considerable value. * AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW *Carolyn Dean's painstakingly researched, rigorously argued reconstruction of the cultural icon of the moral witness exemplifies the ascendant genre of the succinct, historical essay-book. * Journal of Modern History *

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Book SynopsisThe Moral Witness is the first cultural history of the witness to genocide in the West. Carolyn J. Dean shows how the witness became a protagonist of twentieth-century moral culture by tracing the emergence of this figure in courtroom battles from the 1920s to the 1960scovering the Armenian genocide, the Ukrainian pogroms, the Soviet Gulag, and the trial of Adolf Eichmann. In these trials, witness testimonies differentiated the crime of genocide from war crimes and began to form our understanding of modern political and cultural murder.By the turn of the twentieth century, the witness to genocide became a pervasive icon of suffering humanity and a symbol of western moral conscience. Dean sheds new light on the recent global focus on survivors'' trauma. Only by placing the moral witness in a longer historical trajectory, she demonstrates, can we understand how the stories we tell about survivor testimony have shaped both our past and contemporary moral culture.Trade ReviewDean has provided a sophisticated and nuanced analysis of the emergence of "the witness" as a moral symbol and pervasive icon of suffering and surviving genocide and mass atrocities.... The book will be valuable to students and scholars who study genocide, testimony, victimhood, and social and cultural trauma in the aftermath of mass atrocities. * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *Carolyn Dean traces the paths by which victims, survivors, and witnesses of mass atrocities moved from the culture's sidelines to its moral center... convincingly show[ing] that the figure of the witness has become the barometer of moral consciousness across the West.... [Its] global lens and longue durée perspective have considerable value. * AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW *Carolyn Dean's painstakingly researched, rigorously argued reconstruction of the cultural icon of the moral witness exemplifies the ascendant genre of the succinct, historical essay-book. * Journal of Modern History *

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Book Synopsis"The judge described my crime as 'the most heinous' he had seen in his career on the bench. I wanted to shout, cry out and protest my innocence as my sentence was handed down. But honestly, I couldn't." Convicted of a crime he has no memory of committing, Eli Kelly is serving a life sentence in Stoutbliss Prison. After seven years as an inmate, Eli is resigned to his fate, but when a solicitor is sent to Stoutbliss as part of a government scheme to investigate potential miscarriages of justice, he finds himself contemplating a future beyond his prison cell. Working with a psychiatrist, Eli revisits his traumatic past, and as they delve deeper into his memories, Eli realises that, regardless of his guilt or innocence, he is yet another victim whose cries for help were ignored by the very services supposed to keep him safe. Will Eli finally remember what happened on that fateful night? Is he guilty? Or innocent? And given the circumstances, does it matter?Trade Review'A brutal and unforgiving system elegantly portrayed. With a hint of Selby, Cogley gives us sympathy and understanding of a prisoner's plight, capturing the essence of guilt and innocence, as ambiguity flows in and out of consciousness and into the sea of redemption.' - Simon Marlowe, author of 'The Dead Hand of Dominique' and 'Medusa and The Devil'

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Book Synopsis Nationally regarded trial attorney and media personality Brian Claypool weaves together his personal story of trauma and his experiences litigating notorious child abuse cases to show how our cultural code of silence endangers children and what we can do about it. Litigation and civil rights attorney Brian Claypool has squared off in the courtroom against child predators in some of America’s most notorious sexual abuse cases. He is also a highly regarded expert on sexual, physical, and emotional abuse and has regularly appeared as a legal analyst on various Fox News shows, Good Morning America, and other local and national media outlets. For the first time, Claypool tells his personal story of abuse and how that has fueled his mission to protect and defend children. In this inspiring story, Claypool bravely shares his own trauma, giving insight into what can happen when we don’t speak out, how abuse can affect victims for a lifetime, and how we can collectively break the pervasive code of silence. Along the way, he details five blockbuster cases he worked on and won for kids, including that of Anthony Avalos, a topic in the Netflix series The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez. Claypool provides important red flags—developed from his own years of experience in court analyzing child predators—for identifying trouble and safeguarding children. It’s time to end this power dynamic and give a voice to children and those who seek to protect them. This eye-opening, crucial must-read will empower anyone who wants to advocate for children and is courageous enough to defend them. 

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Book SynopsisMänner reden über Dinge und Sachverhalte. Frauen reden über sich selbst und setzen sich in Beziehung. So einfach, so plakativ lassen sich Erfahrungen aus fast zwanzig Jahren Beratung mit Paaren akzentuieren. Dahinter steckt jedoch die Frage nach kulturell geprägten Geschlechterbildern. Wann ist ein Mann ein Mann? Männerbilder werden mit den Attributen der Machbarkeit, der Funktionalität oder der Opferbereitschaft verbunden. In gewalttätigen Auseinandersetzungen gelten Männer als Täter. Die männlich betroffene Seite bleibt weitgehend unsichtbar. Männer leiden sprachlos. Erfahrene Verletzungen werden abgespalten. Hier beginnt die Spurensuche der männlichen Gewaltbetroffenheit. An Beispielen wird deren Janusköpfigkeit in der Verbindung von Täter- und Opferseiten gezeigt. Wie kann in der Beratung mit dem Spannungsfeld von Männlichkeit und Gewalt umgegangen werden? In diesem Buch wird der Umgang mit dem geheimnisvollen Bündnis männlicher Macht und Ohnmacht in der Beratung diskutiert. Es ist an Personen gerichtet, die ihre professionelle Expertise im Themenfeld der Beratung im Kontext Sozialer Arbeit und Therapie erweitern und spezifische Kenntnisse rund um die Themen Gewalt und Männlichkeit erwerben möchten.

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Book SynopsisIn this book, Czech lawyer and scholar Jakub Drápal tells the story of the life of Kamill Resler, an attorney who defended the most prominent Nazi tried in postwar Czechoslovakia: Karl Hermann Frank, who would go on to be executed for his role in organizing the massacres of the Czech villages Lidice and Ležáky in 1942. Celebrating Resler’s lifelong commitment to justice—to honoring even the most nefarious criminals’ right to a defense—Drápal highlights events that influenced Resler’s outlook and legal career, important cases that preceded Frank’s trial, Resler’s subsequent defenses of other Nazi criminals, and the final years of Resler’s life under the communist regime.

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