Caught in the Web of the Criminal Justice System: Autism, Developmental Disabilities, and Sex Offenses

Caught in the Web of the Criminal Justice System: Autism, Developmental Disabilities, and Sex Offenses group work Wydawca: Jessica Kingsley Publishers Data wydania: 2017 ISBN: 9781785927133 Liczba stron: 352 Format: 154 x 228 x 27 Rodzaj oprawy: Paperback / softback Opis produktu: Arguing for reform in the judicial treatment of people convicted of sex offenses, this book examines how sentencing policies are based on emotion rather than research. Using the lens of harsh sex offense prosecutions of those with developmental disabilities, this book highlights the hysteria underlying our approach to sex offenses.