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?