Public Awareness and Action Resulting From Sex Offender Community Notification Laws

By Amy L. Anderson, Lisa L. Sample. 2008

151 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

View Paper: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/6cfb6e464dbeff6a8ae2fc0d7d4c0fc236a50e18

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In Clinical Psychology

1. J. Levenson
2. R. Tewksbury
3. Lisa L. Sample
4. Wesley G. Jennings
5. G. Willis

In Sociology and Political Science

1. J. Levenson
2. R. Tewksbury
3. Elizabeth Mustaine
4. Lisa L. Sample
5. Wesley G. Jennings
6. G. Willis
7. Carly M. Hilinski

Citations in the corpus

• Effects of South Carolina’s Sex Offender Registration and Notification Policy on Adult Recidivism (2010, background): “…that few individuals make meaningful changes in their avoidant or protective behaviors after obtaining information from a sex offender registry (Anderson & Sample, 2008; Beck & Travis, 2004) although there is evidence of an increase in defensive actions (e.g., adding outside home lighting;…”
• Collateral Damage: Family Members of Registered Sex Offenders (2009, background): “…and notification laws are strongly endorsed by the public, who believe that knowing where sex offenders live can enhance their ability to protect themselves and their children from sexual victimization (Anderson and Sample 2008; Levenson et al. 2007a; Lieb and Nunlist 2008; Mears et al. 2008).”
• The Complexity of Public Attitudes Toward Sex Crimes (2017, unknown): “In regard to sex offender registration, Anderson and Sample (2008) found that while almost 90% of respondents were aware of the registry and reported it made them feel safer, only about one third had ever accessed it.”