10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DANGEROUS OFFENDER»
Discover the use of
dangerous offender in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
dangerous offender and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Global Lockdown: Race, Gender, and the Prison-Industrial Complex
I also want to get rid of the dangerous offender act. I don't think that we live in a
country where you can send people to jail based on what they may do. The
dangerous offender label, well, I'm not the only one who'll think, “It'll never
happen to ...
2
Dangerousness, Risk and the Governance of Serious Sexual and ...
categorised two types of dangerous individuals: the mentally deficient and the
recidivist (Rennie 1978), with other early positivists viewing the dangerous
offender as 'falling somwhere between the healthy and the psychotic, the
resposible and ...
3
Civil Commitment of Sexually
Dangerous Persons
Offenders would be eligible to receive a sexually dangerous offender sentence
after they commit a second serious sex crime. A special hearing would be held
where the prosecutor would present evidence that the defendant is a "sexually ...
Nathan James, Kenneth R. Thomas, Cassandra Foley, 2008
4
Dangerous Offenders: Punishment and Social Order
One ofthe great paradoxes ofthe 'dangerous offender' notion is that such a variety
of offences qualify individuals for this label. So too do there exist an almost
equally great variety of penal responses to the risks and threats such offenders
are ...
Mark Brown, John Pratt, 2002
5
Battleground: Criminal Justice
We get some notion of these phenomena through the origins of the dangerous
offender legislation as a form of social defense. It originated largely during the
eugenics movement, criminal anthropology, and the borrowing of early statutes
from ...
6
Perverts and Predators: The Making of Sexual Offending Laws
The introduction of dangerous offender legislation in 1997, Bill C-55, changed
the manner in which sex offenders could apply for and receive parole (John
Howard Society of Alberta 1999). It allowed the government to keep an offender ...
Laura J. Zilney, Lisa Anne Zilney, 2009
7
Making Sense of Sentencing
On the sentencing for an offence involving violence, danger to life or safety, or
which threatened to cause severe psychological damage, the Crown may apply
to have the accused declared a dangerous offender, if the maximum sentence is
...
Julian V. Roberts, David P. Cole, 1999
8
Sentencing and Punishment: The Quest for Justice
Again citing Lang, it states, 'Usually it would be unreasonable to assume that the
offender is a dangerous offender if, but for the assumption of dangerousness, the
offender would not be found to be a dangerous offender' (ibid: 6.2.4).
Susan Easton, Christine Piper, 2012
9
Understanding Criminal Careers
This is an accessible text which clarifies the crucial theoretical and methodological debates surrounding the study of criminal careers looking at the issues of prediction, risk and specialisation
Keith Soothill, Claire Fitzpatrick, Brian Francis, 2013
10
Preventing Child Sexual Abuse: Evidence, Policy and Practice
In Canada the designation 'Dangerous Offender' can be applied to sexual
offenders deemed so dangerous to public safety that they require special
custodial sentences. A sexual offence that would otherwise result in a lengthy
sentence can ...
Stephen Smallbone, William L. Marshall, Richard Wortley, 2013
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DANGEROUS OFFENDER»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
dangerous offender is used in the context of the following news items.
Thieving axeman jailed for stealing from McDonald's
“I find it would be illogical to say you were not a dangerous offender. “You did not adhere to your licence and committed a serious offence for ... «ITV News, Jul 15»
Pensioner who raped girl is warned he is likely to die in prison
DC Mark Lilleyman, who led the investigation, said he was delighted such a dangerous offender would be spending 20 years behind bars. «Scunthorpe Telegraph, Jul 15»
Gordon Stuckless ordered to undergo psych assessment
A dangerous offender designation, reserved for violent criminals highly likely to reoffend, would see Stuckless sentenced to an indeterminate ... «OurWindsor.ca, Jul 15»
Award for hero who snared thug
... said “The award was for the witness's bravery and public-spirited conduct in pursuing a dangerous offender who had committed a number of ... «Blackpool Gazette, Jul 15»
The Record's view: No parole for Paul Bernardo
He has been declared a dangerous offender. He was sentenced to life in prison with no hope of parole for 25 years. But that deadline, which ... «Waterloo Record, Jul 15»
Letters: July 4
Earth to the Crown: how about dangerous offender status? DAVE SANDEMAN. Hard to believe a monster like this had no criminal record ... «Winnipeg Sun, Jul 15»
Paul Bernardo applies for day parole
He was also given dangerous offender status, the most severe designation in Canadian law, for admitting to raping 14 other women and other ... «theifp.ca, Jul 15»
Cops arrest Craigslist cuffer who robbed man
“A dangerous offender is off the streets,” said Burlington police Chief Michael R. Kent. Along with the incidents in Arlington and Burlington, ... «Boston Herald, Jul 15»
Psychiatrists to give evidence on dangerous offender
TWO psychiatrists will give evidence to determine whether a dangerous offender who sparked a manhunt in Rockhampton in 2013 should have ... «Ipswich Advertiser, Jul 15»
Police warn public about dangerous offender released Tuesday
Russell Noskey, 54, was released into Calgary on Tuesday, June 30 after serving two years in a federal prison for assault causing bodily harm. «Calgary Herald, Jul 15»
