Sex offender notification: An exploratory assessment of state variation in notification processes

Beck, Volker; Travis, Lawrence F.

doi:10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2005.11.005

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“…However, that notion is far from the truth. The general populace has not actively utilized the tools (like accessing online sex offender registries) meant to facilitate information about RSOs, and, for the most part, unaware of RSOs in their environments (Anderson, Evans, & Sample, 2009;Anderson & Sample, 2008;Beck & Travis, 2006;Burchfield, 2012;Craun, 2010;Kernsmith, Comartin, Craun, & Kernsmith, 2009;Lieb & Nunlist, 2008;Phillips, 1998;Zevitz, 2004). Additionally, awareness of local RSOs may vary by community types, as rural residents are more likely to be aware of local RSOs than urban residents (Phillips, 1998) with the awareness of RSOs in suburban areas left unexplored.…”

Section: Nexus Of the Rso-home Sale Value Research To The Awareness Omentioning

confidence: 99%

“…At the same time, community members are grossly unaware of the presence of RSOs within their communities (Anderson & Sample, 2008;Burchfield, 2012;Craun, 2010;Kernsmith, Comartin, et al, 2009;Lieb & Nunlist, 2008;Phillips, 1998; see Beck & Travis, 2006). To understand the contradiction between the offenders' association with depressed home sale values and a lack of residents' awareness of local RSOs Illinois and Kentucky are the settings selected for the current study.…”

Section: Chapter III Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…All 50 U.S. states employ various methods of notification regarding the distribution of RSO information (Mustaine & Tewksbury, 2013;Zevitz, 2004). Some U.S. states exercise passive notification laws where community members must seek and obtain information of RSOs via in-person contacts, mail, telephone, or a website (Beck & Travis, 2006). A form of passive notification is online websites, which are ubiquitous to all jurisdictions (Levenson et al, 2007a;Mustaine & Tewksbury, 2013).…”

Section: Sex Offender Legislationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In contrast, (pro)active notification laws actively inform the public about RSOs via community meetings, media releases by law enforcement, and 4 Jacob Wetterling was an 11-year-old resident of Minnesota who was abducted, raped, and murdered by Danny Heinrich in 1989. The murder of Jacob remained unsolved until September 2016 when his remains were uncovered, followed by Heinrich's confession to Wetterling's murder (Unze & Marohn, 2016 visits by probation officers to community members (Beck & Travis, 2006;Zevitz, 2004;Zevitz & Farkas, 2000a). Regardless of these notification methods, some jurisdictions will supersede these procedures and actively inform community members of RSOs if the offender is determined to be at high risk for recidivism (Anderson et al, 2009;Zevitz, 2004 The most significant contribution of the (seven-titled) AWA was Title I, the Sex Offender…”

Section: Sex Offender Legislationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The type of notification procedure practiced by jurisdictions is an influential factor in the awareness of local RSOs (Beck & Travis, 2006). Active notification, or a more intrusive notification process, contributed to a greater awareness of RSOs, whereas, passive notification procedures resulted in a lower awareness of RSOs.…”

Section: Non-urban Communitiesmentioning

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A cross-sectional exploration of household financial reactions and homebuyer awareness of registered sex offenders in a rural, suburban, and urban county.

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A cross-sectional exploration of household financial reactions and homebuyer awareness of registered sex offenders in a rural, suburban, and urban county. As stigmatized persons, registered sex offenders betoken instability in communities. John Charles NavarroDepressed home sale values are associated with the presence of registered sex offenders even though the public is largely unaware of the presence of registered sex offenders.Using a spatial multilevel approach, the current study examines the role registered sex offenders influence sale values of homes sold in 2015 for three U.S. counties (rural, suburban, and urban) located in Illinois and Kentucky within the social disorganization framework. Homebuyers were surveyed to examine whether awareness of local registered sex offenders and the homebuyer's community type operate as moderators between home selling prices and the distance to the nearest registered sex offender.Registered sex offenders were not associated with home sale values after accounting for neighborhood characteristics. Urban homebuyers were most likely to be aware of local registered sex offenders. The homebuyers' proximity to the nearest registered sex offenders is not related to the awareness of nearby registered sex offenders. Non-urban and urban homebuyers who are aware tend to reside further from registered sex offenders and buy higher priced homes, whereas unaware homebuyers seemingly buy homes without the consideration of nearby registered sex offenders. The importance of neighborhood characteristics in a spatial multilevel framework and the effects of sex vi offender policies are highlighted.

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Section: Nexus Of the Rso-home Sale Value Research To The Awareness Omentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Chapter III Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Sex Offender Legislationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Sex Offender Legislationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Non-urban Communitiesmentioning

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A cross-sectional exploration of household financial reactions and homebuyer awareness of registered sex offenders in a rural, suburban, and urban county.

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Stress experiences of family members of registered sex offenders

Tewksbury

Levenson

2009

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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The collateral consequences of sex offender registration and notification (SORN) have been well established, although little evidence has supported the efficacy of SORN. Based on the belief that family members provide some of the most consistent, important, and intense forms of support for criminal offenders in general and registered sex offenders (RSOs) more specifically, the experiences of sanctions, losses, and stresses of these individuals is examined. Using survey responses from 584 individuals known to visit online support and advocacy groups for RSOs and their loved ones, this study identifies the stress levels and stressors experienced by this population. Findings show that family members of RSOs experience high levels of social isolation, fear, shame, property damage, and forced residential relocation. Perceived stress is significantly higher for those who are of lower economic means, feel isolated, have high levels of fear and shame/embarrassment, or were forced to move.

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A Scarlet Letter in the Digital Age: Sex Offender Registration and Public Notification

Lussier

McCuish

Cale

2020

Understanding Sexual Offending

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Sex offender notification: An exploratory assessment of state variation in notification processes

Cited by 21 publications

References 6 publications

A cross-sectional exploration of household financial reactions and homebuyer awareness of registered sex offenders in a rural, suburban, and urban county.

A cross-sectional exploration of household financial reactions and homebuyer awareness of registered sex offenders in a rural, suburban, and urban county.

Stress experiences of family members of registered sex offenders

A Scarlet Letter in the Digital Age: Sex Offender Registration and Public Notification

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