Assessing the Possibility of a Pedophilia Panic and Contagion Effect Between France and the United States

Neuilly, Melanie-Angela; Zgoba, Kristen M.

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“…Cases of sexually motivated child abduction murders garner headlines and dominate the news, despite their rarity (Neuilly & Zgoba, 2006). Their investigation is often difficult as police face the challenge of identifying an unknown stranger who has usually left the immediate area.…”

Section: Sexually Motivated Child Abduction Murders 59mentioning

confidence: 99%

Sexually Motivated Child Abduction Murders: Synthesis of the Literature and Case Illustration

Heide

Beauregard

Myers

2009

Victims & Offenders

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Sexually Motivated Child Abduction Murders: Synthesis of the Literature and Case Illustration

Heide

Beauregard

Myers

2009

Victims & Offenders

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“…The current study is concerned with unique challenges facing CCOs who are tasked with supervising sex offenders as they transition from incarceration back into the community. The transition from incarceration to the community poses unique challenges for sex offenders which are rooted in the tremendous amount of social stigma faced by those who carry the sex offender label (Hattery & Smith, 2010; Neuilly & Zgoba, 2006; Pryor, 1996; Sample & Brary, 2006). While stigma is a barrier for all who are labeled as criminal, the sex offender label has been shown to be more troubling than the stigma associated with nonsexually based crimes (Goode & Ben-Yehuda, 2009; Jenkins, 1998).…”

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Understanding Sex Offender Community Supervision: A Mixed Methods Approach

Schaefer

2018

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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The process of transitioning from prison to the community poses unique challenges for those who have been convicted of sexually based offenses. Due to the realities associated with the unique challenges facing these individuals, the community supervision process fluctuates along the correctional continuum which polarizes rehabilitative and control. The current study examines how this fluctuation relates to both the supervision process and correctional outcomes. Furthermore, the literature suggests five specific checkpoints along this continuum which are measured both qualitatively and quantitatively. The five checkpoints are Social Reintegration, Community Reentry, Status Maintenance, Statutory Compliance, and Risk Management. Overall, all five checkpoints are included in some way in the community supervision process; and analyses show significant links between the checkpoints and correctional outcomes.

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“…Do residence restrictions fit the first criterion of CCT, a reactionary response to moral panics instead of a law empirically driven by data? Prior accounts indicate that “yes” these laws are reactions to moral panics (e.g., Jenkins, 1998; Maguire & Singer, 2011; Neuilly & Zgoba, 2006; Zgoba, 2004). Because moral panics are often spurred by media frenzies over isolated tragic sex crimes committed against children, it highlights the importance of the role of media in the moral panics process (Jenkins, 1998; Neuilly & Zgoba, 2006).…”

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“…For example, in an attempt to increase sex offender supervision, the United Kingdom and Canada have implemented their own versions of Megan’s Laws or registry requirements for those with prior sex offense histories (Petrunik & Deutschmann, 2008). In addition, with the emergence of several high-profile incidents, particularly in Belgium (Jenkins, 2001) and France (Neuilly & Zgoba, 2006; Sage, 2007), concerns about sex offenders have begun to dominate policy discourse abroad. Still, the United States stands out as a pioneer in the enactment of certain sex crime laws (Beauregard & Lieb, 2011).…”

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Crime control theater: Public (mis)perceptions of the effectiveness of sex offender residence restrictions.

Budd

Mancini

2016

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

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Some crime control policies are ineffective, yet still draw substantial public support. Such laws, labeled "crime control theater" (CCT), derive their unquestioned public support from moral panics involving mythic narratives, yet little research has actually linked these criteria to support for a theater law. This study draws on the concept of CCT to better understand public perceptions of sex offender residence restrictions. Specifically, it evaluates what community member beliefs and or characteristics increase the likelihood that residence restrictions will be perceived as an effective law to decrease sex crime recidivism. Drawing on data from a national random sample of Americans, logistic regression is used to analyze the factors associated with this CCT law. Results indicate that if community members are Catholic, are a parent of a minor child, and believe in stranger danger, they are more likely to believe that residence restrictions are effective in reducing sex crime recidivism. Results are discussed in relation to residence restrictions as a CCT law, including the deleterious effects of residence restrictions and possible pathways to prevent the persistence of this law.

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Assessing the Possibility of a Pedophilia Panic and Contagion Effect Between France and the United States

Cited by 8 publications

References 22 publications

Sexually Motivated Child Abduction Murders: Synthesis of the Literature and Case Illustration

Sexually Motivated Child Abduction Murders: Synthesis of the Literature and Case Illustration

Understanding Sex Offender Community Supervision: A Mixed Methods Approach

Crime control theater: Public (mis)perceptions of the effectiveness of sex offender residence restrictions.

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