Shaming the Constitution: The Detrimental Results of Sexual Violent Predator Legislation

Convicted sexually violent predators are more vilified, more subject to media misrepresentation, and more likely to be...
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Author: Michael L. Perlin
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Language: English
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Shaming the Constitution: The Detrimental Results of Sexual Violent Predator Legislation by Perlin, Michael L.

Shaming the Constitution: The Detrimental Results of Sexual Violent Predator Legislation

Dhs. 273.48

Shaming the Constitution: The Detrimental Results of Sexual Violent Predator Legislation

Dhs. 273.48
Author: Michael L. Perlin
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Convicted sexually violent predators are more vilified, more subject to media misrepresentation, and more likely to be denied basic human rights than any other population. Shaming the Constitution authors Michael Perlin and Heather Cucolo question the intentions of sex offender laws, offering new approaches to this most complex (and controversial) area of law and social policy.

The authors assert that sex offender laws and policies are unconstitutional and counter-productive. The legislation largely fails to add to public safety--even ruining lives for what are, in some cases, trivial infractions. Shaming the Constitution draws on law, behavioral sciences, and other disciplines to show that many of the "solutions" to penalizing sexually violent predators are "wrong," as they create the most repressive and useless laws.

In addition to tracing the history of sex offender laws, the authors address the case of Jesse Timmendequas, whose crime begat "Megan's Law;" the media's role in creating a "moral panic;" recidivism statistics and treatments, as well as international human rights laws. Ultimately, they call attention to the flaws in the system so we can find solutions that contribute to public safety in ways that do not mock Constitutional principles.



Author: Michael L. Perlin, Heather Ellis Cucolo
Publisher: Temple University Press
Published: 03/24/2017
Pages: 344
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781439912928


Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2018

About the Author

Michael L. Perlin is Professor Emeritus of Law at New York Law School, where he was Founding Director of the International Mental Disability Law Reform Project, and is Co-founder of Mental Disability Law and Policy Associates. Heather Ellis Cucolo is an Adjunct Professor of Law at New York Law School and Co-founder of Mental Disability Law and Policy Associates.


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