A Survey of Counselor Attitudes towards Sex Offenders.

By M. Nelson, Barbara Herlihy, J. Oescher. 2002

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The Complexity of Public Attitudes Toward Sex Crimes (2017, unknown): “%) responded affirmatively which was slightly lower than other studies that have measured indirect sexual victimization (Nelson et al., 2002; Willis et al., 2013).”
The Community Attitudes Toward Sex Offenders Scale: The Development of a Psychometric Assessment Instrument (2008, methodology): “In another study using Hogue’s (1993) measure, Nelson, Herlihy, and Oescher (2002) found that professional counselors had relatively positive attitudes toward sex offenders.”
Desistance and Attitudes Towards Sex Offenders: Facilitation or Hindrance? (2010, background): “(Ferguson and Ireland 2006; Nelson et al. 2002).”
Demographic Differences in Public Attitudes Towards Sex Offenders (2013, background): “In line with previous research (e.g., Brown, 1999; Ferguson & Ireland, 2006; Nelson et al., 2002; Sahlstrom & Jeglic, 2008), we hypothesized that individuals reporting either being close to a victim or knowing a perpetrator of sexual assault would have equal or less-negative attitudes compared with…”