Provides the reader with an in-depth view of six sex offenders, exploring how they manage to cope with their highly stigmatized role as social outcasts. The book explores how these individuals construct their sense of self. Diana Rickard provides a deeper understanding of the complex relationship between public policy and lived experience.

Contents

Acknowledgements

1          Towards a Sociology of Sexual Offense

2          Constructing the Offense

3          Community Bonds

4          Severed Bonds

5          Strategies to Re-Establish Social Bonds

6          Personal Stories/Public Policy

Appendix

Notes

Bibliography

Index