Sex offenders, risk penality and the problem of disclosure to the community

Sex Offenders in the Community: Managing and Reducing the Risks

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 102-124

  Kemshall, Hazel ^a   Maguire, Mike ^b  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84925710681     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315065618     Document Type: Chapter

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