All Articles tagged sex offenders

• Feature Articles
  April 01, 2024 PDT
  Examining the Relationship Between Prison Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Recidivism among Federal Sex Offenders
  Erik FaustTrent EvansIvonne E. Bazerman

  Examines how sex offenders who engage in prison sexual misconduct compare to other sex offenders who don't offend in prison in terms of sexual, violent, nonviolent rearrest rates upon release.

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• Feature Articles
  December 01, 2020 PDT
  Moral Panics and the Community Attitudes Toward Sex Offenders (CATSO) Scale: Does the Perpetual Panic Over Sex Offenders Predict Participant Attitudes Toward this Group?
  Jennifer L. KleinDanielle J. S. BaileyDanielle Tolson Cooper

  Framed within the construct of moral panic, the current study seeks to examine whether prior attitudes and beliefs regarding SORN legislation are significant predictors of the CATSO Scale.

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• Feature Articles
  December 01, 2019 PDT
  Why Would They Do Such a Thing?: Views from Community Corrections Professionals and the General Public on the Causes of Sex Offending
  Corey Call

  The present study examines the beliefs of community corrections professionals and members of the general public toward the cause of sex offending.

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• Invited Articles and Commentaries
  April 07, 2017 PDT
  Public and Professional Views of Sex Offender Registration and Notification (SORN)
  David Patrick ConnorRichard Tewksbury

  There is substantial evidence across numerous jurisdictions that Sex Offender Registration and Notification (SORN) laws in America do not increase public safety.

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