{"product_id":"shaming-the-constitution-michael-l-perlin-9781439912928","title":"Shaming the Constitution: The Detrimental Results of Sexual Violent Predator Legislation","description":"\u003cp\u003eConvicted sexually violent predators are more vilified, more subject to media misrepresentation, and more likely to be denied basic human rights than any other population. \u003ci\u003eShaming the Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e authors Michael Perlin and Heather Cucolo question the intentions of sex offender laws, offering new approaches to this most complex (and controversial) area of law and social policy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe authors assert that sex offender laws and policies are unconstitutional and counter-productive. The legislation largely fails to add to public safety-even ruining lives for what are, in some cases, trivial infractions. \u003ci\u003eShaming the Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e draws on law, behavioral sciences, and other disciplines to show that many of the \"solutions\" to penalizing sexually violent predators are \"wrong,\" as they create the most repressive and useless laws.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn addition to tracing the history of sex offender laws, the authors address the case of Jesse Timmendequas, whose crime begat \"Megan's Law;\" the media's role in creating a \"moral panic;\" recidivism statistics and treatments, as well as international human rights laws. Ultimately, they call attention to the flaws in the system so we can find solutions that contribute to public safety in ways that do not mock Constitutional principles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael L. Perlin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439912920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439912928\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2018","brand":"Michael L. Perlin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935009931519,"sku":"9781439912928","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e0c11fbf-189e-4767-a2a2-0f366871c540.jpg?v=1681417327","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shaming-the-constitution-michael-l-perlin-9781439912928","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}