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1 online resource |
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International library of ethics, law, and the new medicine, 1567-8008 ; v. 53 |
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International library of ethics, law, and the new medicine ; v. 53.
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Contents |
Monstrous Crimes, Framing, and the Preventive State: The Moral Failure of Forensic Psychiatry -- Sexual Predator Laws: A Gothic Narrative -- Metaphor, Framing, and Reasoning -- Monsters, Norms and Making Up People -- The Sex Offender: A New Folk Devil -- The Child Sex Abuser -- The Mask of Objectivity: Digital Imaging and Psychopathy -- Forensic Psychiatric Testimony: Ethical Issues -- Public Health Approach to Sexual Abuse -- Conclusion: A Criminological Paradigm Shift |
Summary |
The metaphor of the monster or predator usually a sexual predator, drug dealer in areas frequented by children, or psychopathic murderer is a powerful framing device in public discourse about how the criminal justice system should respond to serious violent crimes. The cultural history of the monster reveals significant features of the metaphor that raise questions about the extent to which justice can be achieved in both the punishment of what are regarded as ""monstrous crimes"" and the treatment of those who commit such crimes. This book is the first to address the connections between the h |
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Law |
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Ethics |
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Psychiatry |
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Consciousness |
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Law -- Psychological aspects |
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Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History |
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Law and Psychology |
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Personality and Social Psychology |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Forensic psychiatry -- Moral and ethical aspects
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Criminal psychology -- Moral and ethical aspects
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Law -- Psychological aspects.
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Forensic psychiatry.
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Antisocial personality disorders.
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Forensic Psychiatry
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Antisocial Personality Disorder
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Crime -- psychology
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Forensic Psychology.
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Droit.
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Sciences sociales.
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Sciences humaines.
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Forensic psychiatry
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Antisocial personality disorders
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Law -- Psychological aspects
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Schultz, Pamela D.
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ISBN |
9789400752795 |
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9400752792 |
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9400752784 |
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9789400752788 |
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