Sex offender registration and community notification laws : an empirical evaluation

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Sex offender registration and community notification laws : an empirical evaluation

edited by Wayne A. Logan, J. J. Prescott

Cambridge University Press, 2021

  • : hbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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  • Origins and evolution / Wayne A. Logan
  • Variations in the structure and operation of SORN systems / Andrew J. Harris and Scott M. Walfield
  • Registries and registrants : research on the composition of registries / Alissa R. Ackerman
  • Law enforcement and SORN / Kristen M. Zgoba and Richard Tewksbury
  • The public and SORN laws / Lisa L. Sample
  • The ancillary consequences of SORN / Kelly Socia
  • Offenders and SORN laws / Amanda Agan and J.J. Prescott
  • Integrating the etiology of sexual offending into evidence-based policy and practices / Jill S. Levenson
  • Juvenile registration and notification are failed policies that must end / Elizazeth J. Letourneau

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Description

Despite being in existence for over a quarter century, costing multiple millions of dollars and affecting the lives of hundreds of thousands of individuals, sex offender registration and notification (SORN) laws have yet to be subject to a book-length treatment of their empirical dimensions - their premises, coverage, and impact on public safety. This volume, edited by Wayne Logan and J.J. Prescott, assembles the leading researchers in the field to provide an in-depth look at what have come to be known as 'Megan's Laws', offering a social science-based analysis of one of the most important, and controversial, criminal justice system initiatives undertaken in modern times.

Table of Contents

  • Preface
  • 1. Origins and Evolution Wayne A. Logan
  • 2. Variations in the Structure and Operation of SORN Systems Andrew J. Harris and Scott M. Walfield
  • 3. Registries and Registrants: Research on the Composition of Registries Alissa R. Ackerman
  • 4. Law Enforcement and SORN Richard Tewksbury and Kristen Zgoba
  • 5. The Public and SORN Laws Lisa L. Sample
  • 6. The Ancillary Consequenvces of SORN Kelly Socia
  • 7. Offenders and SORN Laws J.J. Prescott and Amanda Agan
  • 8. Integrating the Etiology of Sexual Offending into Evidence-Based Policy and Practices Jill S. Levenson
  • 9. Junvenile Registration and Notification: Failed Policeis That Must End Elizazeth J. Letourneau
  • Conclusion.

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