Title

Criminal Justice Officials' Views of Sex Offenders, Sex Offender Registration, Community Notification, and Residency Restrictions

Authors

Authors

E. E. Mustaine; R. Tewksbury; D. P. Connor;B. K. Payne

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Justice Syst. J.

Keywords

CATSO; sex offender law; registration; sex offender; residency; restriction; notification; PERCEPTIONS; EXPERIENCES; ATTITUDES; NEIGHBORHOOD; AWARENESS; IMPACT; Law

Abstract

Despite widespread media attention, research efforts, and political support, there is relatively little known about how individuals who are employed in the criminal justice system perceive the fairness, efficacy, and scope of policies aimed at sex offenders. The present study considers the attitudes and beliefs toward sex offenders and sex offender laws, including registration, community notification, and residency restrictions, held by a diverse sample of criminal justice officials who represent all three major components of the criminal justice system. Findings reveal that variation exists among types of criminal justice officials with respect to their perspectives on sex offenders, and most criminal justice officials endorse the implementation and enforcement of current sex offender laws, despite having doubts about their efficacy.

Journal Title

Justice System Journal

Volume

36

Issue/Number

1

Publication Date

1-1-2015

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

63

Last Page

85

WOS Identifier

WOS:000349788100005

ISSN

0098-261X

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