 | Failure to Protect: America''s Sexual Predator Laws and the Rise of the Preventive State Subjects: Sex offenders -- Legal status laws etc. -- United States; Civil commitment of sex offenders -- United States; Sex crimes -- United States; Preventive detention -- United States; Most crimes of sexual violence are committed by people known to the victim--acquaintances and family members. Yet politicians and the media overemphasize predatory strangers when legislating against and reporting on sexual violence. In this book, Eric... Eric S. Janus is President and Dean of William Mitchell College of Law. He is the author of Law and Mental Health Professionals and Civil Commitment in Minnesota. |
