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Title:
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Circles of Support & Accountability: Rebuilding Community for High Risk Sexual Offenders
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Author:
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Wilson, Robin J.; McWhinnie, Andrew; Kirkegaard, Hugh
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Domestic and Sexual Violence
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Call Number:
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210.12.04
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Paper (12p.)
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Abstract:
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Persons who commit sexual crimes are among the least understood and most publicly-feared of all offenders.
Public sentiments and legislative attempts in Canada and other countries clearly reflect a general
intolerance of sexual offenders. Many individuals espouse a "lock them up and throw away the key"
philosophy, with the tabloid media frequently "fanning the flames". A recent sex offender release in
Southern Ontario was met with headlines reading, "A Community Lives in Fear", "Perv's Neighbours in
Scary, Ugly Mood", and "Neighbours: We've Done Our Jobs". The latter headline decries the neighbourhood's
success in driving the offender from the community. The big question is, however, to where?
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