The Politics of Symbolic Laws: State Resistance to the Allure of Sex Offender Residence Restrictions

Law & Policy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 209-235
Author(s):  
Monica Williams ◽  
Erin B. Comartin ◽  
Robert D. Lytle
Keyword(s):  
Sex Offender ◽  
Residence Restrictions ◽  
State Resistance

Public perceptions of sex crimes and sex offenders

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark C. Stafford ◽  
Donna M. Vandiver
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Sex Offender ◽  
Rape Myths ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Sex Crimes ◽  
Sexual Assaults ◽  
Residence Restrictions ◽  
Laws And Policies

Sex crimes and sex offenders generate considerable public fear and worry, yet many public perceptions about sex offenders are inaccurate. Links between fear of sex crimes, especially rape, and fear of other types of crime are considered. The essay reviews research on public perceptions of sex offender laws and policies, including registration laws, notification laws, residence restrictions, punishment and treatment of sex offenders, and civil commitment. Discussion focuses on the perceptions of criminal justice officials, lawmakers, sexual abuse professionals, and survivors of sexual assaults. Inaccuracies in public perceptions of sex crimes and sex offenders are explored, with a special focus on rape myths. Despite the inaccuracy of many public perceptions of sex crimes and sex offenders, what cannot be overlooked is the harm that sex offenders actually cause.

Identifying the Sources of Community Corrections Professionals’ Attitudes About Sex Offender Residence Restrictions

2013 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian K. Payne ◽  
Richard Tewksbury ◽  
Elizabeth Erhardt Mustaine
Keyword(s):  
Sex Offender ◽  
Community Corrections ◽  
Residence Restrictions

Making Sense out of Nonsense: The Deconstruction of State-Level Sex Offender Residence Restrictions

2008 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle L. Meloy ◽  
Susan L. Miller ◽  
Kristin M. Curtis
Keyword(s):  
Sex Offender ◽  
State Level ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
Residence Restrictions
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