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Violence, Sex Offenders, and Corrections critically assesses of what is meant by the term `sex offender¿, and acknowledges that such meanings are socially constructed, situated, and contingent. The book explores the person, crime, penal space, sexual orientation, and the community experiences of labeled sex offenders.

Offers suggestions for criminal record policy amendments and new reintegration practices. Contributors concentrate on strategies that will reduce the stigma of having been in prison, foster supportive relationships between social and legal agencies and prisons, and encourage individually tailored resources and training.

Reveals the unnecessary and omnipresent violence in prisons, the heterogeneity of the prisoner population, and the realities that different prisoners navigate in order to survive.