Identifying The Sources Of Community Corrections Professionals’ Attitudes About Sex Offender Residence Restrictions: The Impact Of Demographics And Perceptions

Keywords

residency restrictions; sex offenders

Abstract

Over the past two decades, a number of different types of policies have been developed to govern sex offenders. Sex offender residence restriction policies have proliferated as part of this growth in sex offender policies. Several studies have focused on how different types of respondents perceive these policies. These studies show that individuals have mixed perceptions about the policies. Less attention has been given to the factors that influence professionals’ attitudes about sex offender residence restriction. In this study, 716 community corrections professionals were surveyed in an effort to identify how they framed their perceptions about residence restriction. Specific attention was given to the impact of demographic factors, education, and perceptions of the fairness and efficacy of sex offender policies. Results show that support for the policies is tied to gender, education, and perceptions of fairness and effectiveness. Implications are discussed.

Publication Date

2-1-2016

Publication Title

Crime and Delinquency

Volume

62

Issue

2

Number of Pages

143-168

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128712470993

Socpus ID

84952938173 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84952938173

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