Description: This book provides an account of the nature and extent of sex crime and offending in contemporary Britain, and the policies and legislative actions taken to combat this. Sex offenders have become 'demonized' figures, which has made it essential to explain the phenomena and to formulate appropriate policies and law. After a general overview of the history of measures to combat the sex offender and other 'dangerous' offenders, the book examines the two parallel themes of the search for 'justice' and 'protection' that run through current approaches. 'Justice' to ensure that sex offenders are effectively investigated, caught and prosecuted, and that courts have appropriate powers to sentence. 'Protection' to ensure that prevention, treatment and other regulatory mechanisms are in place to protect the public adults and children - in all those areas where they are likely to become victims of sexual offending. It looks at the increasingly central role now given to personal information being held on sex offenders and the use of that information in risk assessment and management. The book ends by examining some of the possible future directions that might be taken in this field.

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