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

    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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