The Effect of Megan’s Law on Sex Offender Reintegration

By J. Levenson, Leo P. Cotter. 2005

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Public Awareness and Action Resulting From Sex Offender Community Notification Laws (2008, background): “Despite these findings of ineffectiveness, other scholars have suggested that notification laws may have an effect on changing offenders’ attitudes toward reoffending (Elbogen, Patry, & Scalora, 2003; Levenson & Cotter, 2005).”
DOES A WATCHED POT BOIL? A Time-Series Analysis of New York State's Sex Offender Registration and Notification Law (2008, background): “First, community members commonly believe that most, if not all, sex offenders will inevitably re-offend (Levenson, Brannon, Fortney, & Baker, 2007; Levenson & Cotter, 2005a).”
Not in My Neighborhood (2008, background): “…problems finding and maintaining employment, difficulties securing quality housing, and problems protecting family members from shame and ridicule because of their relationship with a known sex offender (Levenson & Cotter, 2005b; Tewksbury, 2005; Tewksbury & Lees, 2006; Zevitz & Farkas, 2000).”
Sex Offender Residence Restrictions: Unintended Consequences and Community Reentry (2007, background): “Levenson and Cotter (2005b) collected their data in 2004, prior to the passage of scores of city ordinances in Florida that increased restricted zones to 2,500 feet (about one-half mile).”
Sex Offender Laws (2008, background): “…consequences of the policies, or the ways in which assumptions underlying the laws comport to empirical evaluations (Levenson et al., 2007; Levenson & Cotter, 2005; Mustaine, Tewksbury, & Stengel, 2006; Petrosino & Petrosino, 1999; Sample & Bray, 2003, 2006; Tewksbury, 2002, 2005;…”
Assessment of Community Reintegration Planning for Sex Offenders (2009, background): “Job loss, housing disruption, social isolation, and stress have been associated with community notification, commonly known as Megan’s law in the United States (Levenson & Cotter, 2005a; Levenson, D’Amora, & Hern, 2007).”
Social Policies Designed to Prevent Sexual Violence (2007, background): “A survey of sex offenders in Florida indicated that housing restrictions increased isolation, created financial and emotional stress, and led to decreased stability (Levenson & Cotter, 2005b).”
Public Perceptions About Sex Offenders and Community Protection Policies (2007, methodology): “The list of choices included strategies identified as common in previous research ( Levenson & Cotter, 2005; Matson & Lieb, 1996a; Zevitz & Farkas, 2000): flyers, door-todoor warnings, neighborhood meetings, and press releases.”
Sex Offender Community Notification: Its Role in Recidivism and Offender Reintegration (2006, background): “…permit law enforcement agencies to reveal the community location of convicted sex offenders is that such public disclosure adversely affects their ability to transition from an incarcerative to a community-based setting (Levenson & Cotter, 2005; Presser & Gunnison, 1999; Sample & Streveler, 2003).”
Collateral Damage: Family Members of Registered Sex Offenders (2009, methodology): “A growing body of research has highlighted the adverse effects of SORN laws for sex offenders in Kentucky (Mustaine et al. 2006; Tewksbury 2004; Tewksbury and Lees 2006), Connecticut (Levenson et al. 2007b), Florida (Brannon et al. 2007; Levenson and Cotter 2005a; Mustaine et al. 2006; Tewksbury a”
AN EXAMINATION OF THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION ACT AS APPLIED TO JUVENILES Evaluating the Ability to Predict Sexual Recidivism (2008, background): “…consequences for the registrant that include impeding employment and housing, disrupting supportive relationships, and subjecting the registrant to social harassment and rejection (Levenson, 2003; Levenson & Cotter, 2005a, 2005b; Redlich, 2001; Tewksbury, 2002, 2004, 2005; Zevitz & Farkas, 2000).”
Residential location and mobility of registered sex offenders (2006, background): “Although to date this issue has not been thoroughly studied, initial research ( Levenson & Cotter, 2005; Tewksbury & Mustaine, in press) suggests that significant numbers of RSOs may be in violation of such restrictions and that such laws may increase offenders' perceived isolation and contribute t”
Stigmatization of Sex Offenders (2012, background): “As a result of legal restrictions and public sentiments sex offenders frequently experience collateral consequences that are “wide-ranging, encompassing limitations on employment, education, housing, travel, immigration status, firearms ownership, political participation, public assistance, and fami”
Assessing the Impact of Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification On Sex-Offending Trajectories (2010, unknown): “…depression, unemployment, lack of housing, loss of family and social relationships, public shaming, and in some instances, violence (Levenson, 2008; Levenson & Cotter, 2005; Levenson, D’Amora, & Hern, 2007; Levenson & Tewksbury, 2009; Mustaine et al., 2006a, 2006b; Tewksbury, 2004, 2005; Tewksbury…”