The 1990s witnessed a flurry of legislative initiatives—most notably,“Megan's Law”—
designed to control a population of sex offenders (child abusers) widely reviled as sick, evil,
and incurable. In Sex Offenders, Stigma, and Social Control, Diana Rickard provides the
reader with an in-depth view of six such men, exploring how they manage to cope with their
highly stigmatized role as social outcasts. The six men discussed in the book are typical
convicted sex offenders—neither serial pedophiles nor individuals convicted of the type of …

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