Protecting Society from Sexually Dangerous Offenders : Law, Justice, and Therapy

Contributors xiii Preface xv Acknowledgments xix Introduction 3(22) Part I. Sexually Violent Predator Laws: Problems and Solutions 25(36) The New Generation of Sex Offender Commitment Laws: Which States Have Them and How Do They Work? 27(14) W. Lawrence Fitch Debra A. Hammen State Policy Perspectives on Sexual Predator Laws 41(20) Roxanne Lieb Part II. Sex Offenders and Dangerousness 61(38) Who Is Dangerous and When Are They Safe? Risk Assessment With Sexual Offenders 63(12) R. Karl Hanson Evaluating Offenders Under a Sexually Violent Predator Law: The Practical Practice 75(24) Roy B. Lacoursiere Part III. Sex Offenders and Treatment 99(48) What We Know and Don't Know About Treating Adult Sex Offenders 101(18) Marnie E. Rice Grant T. Harris Treatment and the Civil Commitment of Sex Offenders 119(12) Eric S. Janus In the Wake of Hendricks: The Treatment and Restraint of Sexually Dangerous Offenders Viewed From the Perspective of American Psychiatry 131(16) Howard V. Zonana Richard J. Bonnie Steven K. Hoge Part IV. The Rationale, Constitutionality, and Morality of Sexual Predator Commitment Laws 147(64) Matching Legal Policies With Known Offenders 149(16) Leonore M. J. Simon Bad or Mad?: Sex Offenders and Social Control 165(18) Stephen J. Morse ``Even a Dog . . .'': Culpability, Condemnation, and Respect for Persons 183(14) Robert F. Schopp Sex Offenders and the Supreme Court: The Significance and Limits of Kansas v. Hendricks 197(14) John Kip Cornwell Part V. Alternative Strategies for Protecting the Community 211(70) A Therapeutic Jurisprudence Analysis of Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Laws 213(18) Bruce J. Winick Investing in the Future of Children: Building Programs for Children or Prisons for Adult Offenders 231(18) William D. Pithers Alison Gray Michalle E. Davis Chemical Castration of Sex Offenders: Treatment or Punishment? 249(16) Robert D. Miller Community Containment of Sex Offender Risk: A Promising Approach 265(16) Kim English Linda Jones Diane Patrick Part VI. Evaluating the Wisdom of Sexually Violent Predator Laws 281(52) The Costs of Enacting a Sexual Predator Law and Recommendations for Keeping Them From Skyrocketing 283(18) John Q. La Fond Managing the Monstrous: Sex Offenders and the New Penology 301(16) Jonathan Simon A Therapeutic Jurisprudence Assessment of Sexually Violent Predator Laws 317(16) Bruce J. Winick Conclusion 333(8) Table of Authorities 341(4) Author Index 345(8) Subject Index 353(18) About the Editors 371