Poisoned chalice or just deserts? (The Sex Offenders Act 1997)

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 281-293

  Soothill, Keith ^a   Francis, Brian ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ex offenders; Registration; Sex crime; Sex Offenders Act

Indexed keywords

CRIMINAL JUSTICE; CRIMINAL LAW; ETHICS; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; OFFENDER; POLICE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; REVIEW; SEXUAL CRIME;

EID: 0031760042     PISSN: 09585184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585189808402197     Document Type: Review

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