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https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/27110| Title: | Preventing Crime or Punishing Propensities? A Purposive Examination of the Preventative Detention of Sex Offenders in Queensland and Western Australia | Contributor(s): | Edgely, Michelle (author) |
Publication Date: | 2007 | Open Access: | Yes | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/27110 | Open Access Link: | http://www7.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/journals/UWALawRw/2007/6.html |
Abstract: | According to their stated objectives, the Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003 (Qld) and the Dangerous Sexual Offenders Act 2006 (WA) are aimed at protecting the community by detaining dangerous sex offenders after the expiration of their sentences. This paper questions the scientific validity and reliability of psychiatric assessments of sex offender dangerousness. It also considers whether preventative detention imposes additional punishment on sex offenders and/or punishes them for their propensities. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | University of Western Australia Law Review, 33(2), p. 351-386 | Publisher: | University of Western Australia, Law Review | Place of Publication: | Australia | ISSN: | 0042-0328 | Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 180110 Criminal Law and Procedure | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 940499 Justice and the Law not elsewhere classified | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal | Publisher/associated links: | http://www.able.uwa.edu.au/centres/uwalr/issues |
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| Appears in Collections: | Journal Article School of Law |
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