The purpose of this study is to better understand the positive and negative, intended and
unintended, consequences of community notification on sex offenders' rehabilitation and …

Pedophilia has become a topic of increased interest, awareness, and concern for both the
medical community and the public at large. Increased media exposure, new sexual offender …

Community registration laws requiring sex offenders to register with local law enforcement
have become increasingly popular and increasingly restrictive in recent years. Although …

Few studies have examined the degree to which citizens access registry information or take
preventative action in response. Survey responses from a representative sample of …

Sex offender registries have been established throughout the United States. To date, 16
states have adopted additional residency restriction policies, precluding registered sex …

Intense interest in disturbing child abductions by the mass media, public safety
organizations, and the public has helped sustain a socially constructed mythology and …

The media sometimes present certain myths related to sex offenders that run contrary to the
data supported by empirical research, such as identifying sex offenders as being …

Forensic Psychology, 2nd Edition provides students with an in-depth and insightful
introduction to the clinical practice of forensic psychology, the assessment and treatment of …

This article presents a literature review of the empirical evaluations of sex offender
registration and community notification policy, commonly known as Megan's Law. A …

Guided by an environmental justice perspective of public policy, this study combines child
sex offender registry information with US Census and geospatial data to examine the extent …