The governance of sexual offending across Europe: Penal policies, political economies and the institutionalization of risk

Punishment and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 166-192

  McAlinden, Anne Marie ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

comparative penal policies; England and Wales; Europe; risk; sex offenders

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859840147     PISSN: 14624745     EISSN: 17413095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1462474511435573     Document Type: Article

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