Psychologists, criminologists, law scholars, and others in crime and justice fields look at the actual data about danger from sex offenders, much of which contradicts the public and political furor. Focusing on pedophilia, they look at its definitions and etiology and at policy issues regarding high-risk offenders. Then they consider risk management, treatment and risk reduction, special offender groups, and social and moral responsibilities. Among specific topics are effective multi-agency public protection, using pharmacotherapy with high-risk sex offenders, enhancing community collaboration to stop sexual harm by youth, and the role of human rights in the issue. Most of the contributors, and so the examples, come from Britain, but others are from the Netherlands and anglophone North America. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)