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They’Re Planting Stories In The Press: The Impact Of Media Distortions On Sex Offender Law And Policy, Heather Ellis Cucolo, Michael L. Perlin
They’Re Planting Stories In The Press: The Impact Of Media Distortions On Sex Offender Law And Policy, Heather Ellis Cucolo, Michael L. Perlin
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Individuals classified as sexual predators are the pariahs of the community. Sex offenders are arguably the most despised members of our society and therefore warrant our harshest condemnation. Twenty individual states and the federal government have enacted laws confining individuals who have been adjudicated as “sexually violent predators” to civil commitment facilities post incarceration and/or conviction. Additionally, in many jurisdictions, offenders who are returned to the community are restricted and monitored under community notification, registration and residency limitations. Targeting, punishing and ostracizing these individuals has become an obsession in society, clearly evidenced in the constant push to enact even more …
New York Law School Reporter, Vol 11, No. 7, April-May 1996, New York Law School
New York Law School Reporter, Vol 11, No. 7, April-May 1996, New York Law School
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New York Law School Reporter, Vol 12, No. 2, April 1995, New York Law School
New York Law School Reporter, Vol 12, No. 2, April 1995, New York Law School
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The New York Law School Reporter, Vol. 9, No. 3, November, 1991, New York Law School
The New York Law School Reporter, Vol. 9, No. 3, November, 1991, New York Law School
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