Abstract
In response to widely publicized heinous crimes of sexual violence, different types of sex offender legislation are appearing in an increasing number. This Article summarizes disparate research findings that show that the legal system consistently reserves the worst condemnation for the stranger sex criminal while treating more leniently the family and acquaintance offender. It also examines the iatrogenic effects of current sex offender laws that target strangers on current and prospective victims of family and acquaintance child sexual abuse and rape. Solutions are then proposed for future law reform efforts to effect therapeutic outcomes for victims.
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41 Ariz. L. Rev. 485 (1999)
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