The purpose of this review was to better understand the impact of community notification,
known as “Megan's Law,” on sex offenders' reintegration into the community. Eight …

In an ideal world, there would be a seamless relationship between interventions that focus
on risk factors causally associated with sexual reoffending and the subsequent release of …

Abstract Purpose of Review The goal of this paper is to improve evidence-based sex
offender management systems through an understanding of the research findings related to …

Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a serious public health issue. Current after-the-fact approaches
to treating victims and punishing offenders are not adequate to address a problem of this …

Previous research suggests that public opinion about crime is nuanced, as it has been found
to vary greatly depending upon the type of questions asked and the amount of information …

Purpose Neighborhood contextual factors have gained a considerable amount of attention,
relating neighborhood crime levels to police force. Prior research mainly examined the …

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 …

People convicted of crimes are subject to a criminal sentence, but they also face a host of
other restrictive legal measures: Some are denied access to jobs, housing, welfare, the vote …

Victimology, Eighth Edition, shows how to transform the current criminal's justice system into
a victim's justice system. Doerner and Lab, both well-regarded scholars, write compellingly …

The good lives model (GLM) is a strengths-based approach to offender rehabilitation in
which treatment aims to equip offenders with the skills and resources necessary to satisfy …