Female Youth Convicted of Sex Offenses: Public Opinion on Public Notification

Throughout the United States, sex offender registration laws in many states and the federal government have expanded to include juveniles. Once juveniles are registrants, they can potentially be subjected to required or discretionary public notification (PN). Given the documented detrimental effects...

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1. VerfasserIn: Budd, Kristen M. (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Johnston, Shannon
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2021
In: Criminal justice policy review
Jahr: 2021, Band: 32, Heft: 7, Seiten: 675-692
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Sex Offender Laws
Public Opinion
Public notification
Juveniles
Females
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Zusammenfassung:Throughout the United States, sex offender registration laws in many states and the federal government have expanded to include juveniles. Once juveniles are registrants, they can potentially be subjected to required or discretionary public notification (PN). Given the documented detrimental effects of PN on juveniles and the prevalence of sexual offending by juvenile females, this study investigated public opinion on applying PN to juvenile females who were convicted of a sexual offense. Participants were 947 individuals recruited using Amazon’s Mechanical Turk who completed an online survey. Multivariate logistic regression found support for PN increased when the public felt law enforcement was effective in investigating these crimes and there were increased public safety concerns. Support for PN decreased when the public supported plea bargaining and supported the law distinguishing between adults and juveniles who commit sex crimes. Implications of these results are discussed.
ISSN:1552-3586
DOI:10.1177/0887403421991902