Preventing Sexual Violence

The aggressive measures taken in the US since about 1990 to ensure that previous sexual offenders will not commit such crimes again, have been enacted out of genuine concern, says La Fond (law, constitution, and society; U. of Missouri-Kansas City) but are founded on false assumptions rather than hard facts and careful analysis. He examines what is known and what is not known about sex offenders, victims, and sex crimes in order to evaluate the current wisdom on which the new laws are based; and analyzes whether they work and are cost-effective. Annotation 穢2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)