Introduction: what this book is about
Moral panic: threat to the social order
Early historical treatment of social deviance
The medicalizaiton of deviance: sex offender as mental patient
The sexual psychopath/predator laws: legal construction of deviance
Assessment of risk to reoffend: historical background
Assessment of risk to reoffend: actuarial versus risk formulation
Sex offender registration and community notification
Community restrictions on sex offender behavior
The international picture of social control
Psychological treatment: risk reducer or life enhancer?
Conclusions and future outlook.
