Prison wardens' perceptions of sex offenders, sex offender registration, community notification, and residency restrictions.

Sex offenders;Sex offenses;Sex offender laws;Prison;Wardens;Criminal justice

David Patrick Connor

University:University of Louisville

Department:Department of Justice Administration

关键词: Sex offenders;    Sex offenses;    Sex offender laws;    Prison;    Wardens;    Criminal justice;   

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美国|英语

来源: The Universite of Louisville's Institutional Repository

【 摘 要 】

There is relatively little known about how criminal justice system actors perceive sexoffenders and the fairness, efficacy, and scope of policies aimed at sex offenders.Similarly, there is sparse research that specifically examines the attitudes, beliefs, andexperiences of prison wardens. Following in the footsteps of earlier research (Tewksbury& Mustaine, 2011; Tewksbury, Mustaine, & Payne, 2011, in press), the present studyaddresses these gaps by considering the attitudes and beliefs toward sex offenders held bywardens. This examination includes perceptions about sex offenders as prison inmates,sex offender registration, community notification, and residency restrictions. Further,this research assesses the utility of the 18-item Community Attitudes Toward SexOffenders (CATSO) scale (Church, Wakeman, Miller, Clements, & Sun, 2008), whichwas advocated for use with criminal justice system actors, to determine whether or notthe instrument can be effectively utilized with wardens. Findings and policy implicationsare discussed.