BookJohn Douard, Pamela D. Schultz.
Summary: The metaphor of the monster or predator usually a sexual predator, drug dealer in areas frequented by children, or psychopathic murderer is a powerful framing device in public discourse about how the criminal justice system should respond to serious violent crimes. The cultural history of the monster reveals significant features of the metaphor that raise questions about the extent to which justice can be achieved in both the punishment of what are regarded as ""monstrous crimes"" and the treatment of those who commit such crimes. This book is the first to address the connections between the ...
Contents:
Monstrous Crimes, Framing, and the Preventive State: The Moral Failure of Forensic Psychiatry
Sexual Predator Laws: A Gothic Narrative
Metaphor, Framing, and Reasoning
Monsters, Norms and Making Up People
The Sex Offender: A New Folk Devil
The Child Sex Abuser
The Mask of Objectivity: Digital Imaging and Psychopathy
Forensic Psychiatric Testimony: Ethical Issues
Public Health Approach to Sexual Abuse
Conclusion: A Criminological Paradigm Shift.