LEADER 04264cam 2200577 i 4500001 ocn925426417 003 OCoLC 005 20170427124045.0 008 151015s2016 nju b 001 0 eng 010 2015037349 020 9780813578293 |q(hardcover ; |qalk. paper) 020 0813578299 |q(hardcover ; |qalk. paper) 020 9780813578309 |q(pbk. ; |qalk. paper) 020 0813578302 |q(pbk. ; |qalk. paper) 020 |z9780813578316 |q(e-book (epub)) 020 |z9780813578323 |q(e-book (web pdf)) 035 (Sirsi) 99971530314 035 99971530314 035 (OCoLC)925426417 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dBDX |dBTCTA |dYDXCP |dHEBIS |dPUL |dYDX |dOCLCO |dGYG |dBUF |dOCLCQ |dUtOrBLW 042 pcc 043 n-us--- 050 00 HV6592 |b.R53 2016 082 00 364.15/30973 |223 100 1 Rickard, Diana |=^A1322372 245 10 Sex offenders, stigma, and social control / |cDiana Rickard. 264 1 New Brunswick, New Jersey ;London : |bRutgers University Press, |c[2016] 264 4 |c©2016 300 199 pages ; |c24 cm. 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 490 1 Critical Issues in crime and society 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-185) and index. 505 0 Toward a sociology of sexual offense -- Constructing the offense -- Community bonds -- Severed bonds -- Strategies to reestablish social bonds -- Personal stories/public policy. 520 The 1990s witnessed a flurry of legislative initiatives - most notably, "Megan's Law"--Designed to control a population of sex offenders (child abusers) widely reviled as sick, evil, and incurable. In Sex Offenders, Stigma, and Social Control, Diana Rickard provides an in-depth view of six such men, exploring how they manage to cope with their highly stigmatized role as social outcasts. The six men discussed in the book are typical convicted sex offenders - neither serial pedophiles nor individuals convicted of the type of brutal act that looms large in public perceptions about sex crimes. Sex Offenders, Stigma, and Social Control explores how these individuals, who have been cast as social pariahs, construct their sense of self. How does being labeled in this way and controlled by measures such as Megan's Law affect one's identity and sense of social being? Unlike traditional criminological and psychological studies of this population, this book frames their experiences in concepts of both deviance and identity, asking how men so highly stigmatized cope with the most extreme form of social marginality. Placing their stoires within the context of the current culture of mass incarceration and zero-tolerance, Rickard provides a deeper understanding of the complex relationships between pubic policy and lived experience, as well as an understanding of the social challenges faced by this population, whose re-integration into society is far from simple or assured. Sex Offenders, Stigma, and Social Control makes a significant contribution to our understanding of sex offenders, offering a unique window into how individuals make meaning out of their experiences and present a viable - not monstrous - social self to themselves and others. -- from back cover. 650 0 Sex offenders |zUnited States |xSocial conditions. |=^A1018806 650 0 Sex offenders |xRehabilitation |zUnited States. |=^A1018847 650 0 Probation |zUnited States. |=^A3878 650 0 Stigma (Social psychology) |zUnited States. |=^A143779 650 0 Marginality, Social |zUnited States. |=^A187979 650 7 |0(DE-588)4033197-0 |0(DE-603)085088722Kriminologie. |2gnd 650 7 |0(DE-588)4138453-2 |0(DE-603)085523151Sexualtäter. |2gnd 650 7 |0(DE-588)4131408-6 |0(DE-603)085468541Sexualdelikt. |2gnd 651 7 |0(DE-588)4078704-7 |0(DE-603)08522331XUSA. |2gnd |?UNAUTHORIZED 830 0 Critical issues in crime and society. |=^A696879 949 |i30372016635580 |ojjlm 960 |o1 |s44.95 |tJoyner48 |uJCRJ |zUSD 596 1 998 4678383