Nash, Mike.

Public protection and the criminal justice process / Mike Nash. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006. - xii, 242 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-224) and index.

Trying to understand dangerousness -- Driving the agenda 1 : sex offenders and sexual crime -- Driving the agenda 2 : behaviour causing concern -- Dangerous severe personality disorder and psychopathy -- A look into the future : predicting the risk of serious harm -- Legislating against the dangerous offender -- Legislating for constraint : tightening controls in the community -- Working together : many minds, one voice? -- Managing risk in the community -- Dangerous offender versus the people : what hope for offender rights? -- Conclusion : where next for public protection?

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Criminal justice, Administration of--Great Britain.
Criminal behavior, Prediction of--Great Britain.
Violent offenders--Government policy--Great Britain.
Mentally ill offenders--Government policy--Great Britain.
Danger (Law)--Great Britain.
Criminals--Civil rights--Great Britain.

HV9960.G7 / N37 2006

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