Knowledge as Power: Criminal Registration and Community Notification Laws in America

Logan, Wayne A.

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“…Between the 1930s and the 1960s, many states adopted so-called "sexual psychopath" laws that provided for the indefinite psychiatric commitment of individuals deemed to pose a risk to society, including those designated as "sexual degenerates" or "sex fiends" (Sutherland, 1950;Jenkins, 1998). State and local laws requiring the registration of sexual offenders with law enforcement authorities, which have since become a central element of U.S. sexual offender management strategies, date back to the 1940s (Logan, 2009). …”

Section: Punitive Responses To Sexual Offendingmentioning

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Applying moral foundations theory to understanding public views of sexual offending

Harper

Harris

2016

Journal of Sexual Aggression

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Much research has examined the views held by citizens about sexual offenders and related policy responses. Although studies have extensively examined demographic correlates of such views, little attention has been paid to psychological mechanisms that underpin them. Gaining a deeper understanding of such mechanisms may ultimately prove useful for informing communication strategies around the problem of sexual violence. We propose the application of moral foundations theory as a means of exploring the roots of the current punitive consensus around sexual crime policy at the macro level, as well as individual variability in attitudes about sexual violence. Following an overview of the sexual offender policy landscape, and a description of MFT principles, we outline how this framework can help to explain both convergence and divergence in responses to sexual offending among members of the public. We also provide a series of testable hypotheses to stimulate further research in this area

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Section: Punitive Responses To Sexual Offendingmentioning

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Applying moral foundations theory to understanding public views of sexual offending

Harper

Harris

2016

Journal of Sexual Aggression

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“…Any substantial or systematic reproduction, redistribution, reselling, loan, sub-licensing, systematic supply, or distribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden. Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/page/termsand-conditions Introduction Since the early 1990s, the American states and the federal government have adopted a series of new policies for dealing with convicted sex offenders (Janus, 2006;Janus & Prentky, 2008;Logan, 2009). These measures, though unique in targeting a specific class of offenders, are broad in scope and can be seen as a part of the general toughening in crime policy that has characterized American criminal justice in the past 30 years.…”

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Legislation Targeting Sex Offenders: Are Recent Policies Effective in Reducing Rape?

Ackerman¹,

Sacks²,

Greenberg³

2011

Justice Quarterly

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“…This is clearly a type of formal social control. Additionally, in many states, registered sex offenders are subject to housing and employment restrictions (for a more thorough discussion on the types of formal social control experienced by registered sex offenders, see Logan 2009). …”

Section: Social Control and Registered Sex Offenders Formal Social Comentioning

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Assessing Informal Social Control Against the Highly Stigmatized

Mustaine

Tewksbury

2011

Deviant Behavior

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Both formal and informal social controls are powerful guides and restrictions on behaviors. This study assesses the types of informal social control-observations and interventions, and proposes a division of intervention strategies into two subforms-expressions of disapproval and direct sanctions. Using data from two states (Kansas and Oklahoma) analyses show that registered sex offenders are subject to a wide variety of informal community social control efforts. These offenders feel moderate to high levels of stress, with observation and direct sanctions, but not with expressions of disapproval. Examinations of differences between sex offenders with adult and child victims show no differences in receipt of informal social control efforts or resulting stress.Understanding ways that deviants experience social control is a central issue in the study of crime and deviance. To

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Knowledge as Power: Criminal Registration and Community Notification Laws in America

Cited by 42 publications

References 3 publications

Applying moral foundations theory to understanding public views of sexual offending

Applying moral foundations theory to understanding public views of sexual offending

Legislation Targeting Sex Offenders: Are Recent Policies Effective in Reducing Rape?

Assessing Informal Social Control Against the Highly Stigmatized

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