1. The Production of Siting Conflicts over SVP Placements

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Figures and Tables ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. The Production of Siting Conflicts over SVP Placements 25
6. 2. Political Mobilization in Countrified Suburbia 52
7. 3. Litigating in a Rural Outpost 97
8. 4. Politics, Litigation, and Disorganization in an Urban City 130
9. 5. The Local Context of Community Opposition to SVP Placements 182
10. 6. Solving the Sex Offender Housing Dilemma 199
11. Acknowledgments 217
12. Appendix 219
13. Notes 241
14. Statutes Cited 253
15. References 255
16. Index 267
17. About the Author 277