Nobody gives a #%&!: a factorial survey examining the effect of criminological evidence on opposition to sex offender residence restrictions

This short report tests whether altering messages concerning the presentation (i.e., criminal justice actor experience vs. summary of scientific findings) or nature of criminological research findings (i.e., lack of crime control effect vs. collateral consequences) regarding the (in)efficacy of sex...

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Authors: Rydberg, Jason (Author) ; Socia, Kelly M. (Author) ; Dum, Christopher P. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Journal of experimental criminology
Year: 2018, Volume: 14, Issue: 4, Pages: 541-550
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Sex offender policy
Public opinion
Opinion change
Punitive attitudes
Factorial survey experiment
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Summary:This short report tests whether altering messages concerning the presentation (i.e., criminal justice actor experience vs. summary of scientific findings) or nature of criminological research findings (i.e., lack of crime control effect vs. collateral consequences) regarding the (in)efficacy of sex offender residence restrictions (SORR) would subsequently affect public support for this policy.
ISSN:1572-8315
DOI:10.1007/s11292-018-9335-5