RT Article
T1 Identifying the sources of community corrections professionals’ attitudes about sex offender residence restrictions: the impact of demographics and perceptions
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 62
IS 2
SP 143
OP 168
A1 Payne, Brian K. 1966-
A2 Tewksbury, Richard A. 1963-
A2 Erhardt Mustaine, Elizabeth
LA English
YR 2016
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1576372510
AB 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.
K1 Sex offenders
K1 Residency restrictions
K1 Sexualtäter
K1 Rückfallgefährdung
K1 Nachbarschaft
K1 Registrierung
DO 10.1177/0011128712470993