The Impact of Sex-Offender Community Notification on Probation/Parole in Wisconsin

By R. Zevitz, M. Farkas. 2000

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science

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The Effect of Megan’s Law on Sex Offender Reintegration (2005, methodology): “When law enforcement officers and probation agents were surveyed about the effect of community notification on their job duties, most reported concerns about increased labor and expenditures (Matson & Lieb, 1996; Zevitz & Farkas, 2000b).”
Sex Offender Community Notification: Its Role in Recidivism and Offender Reintegration (2006, background): “Finding housing and employment for prison releasees has proven difficult in most cases, and for those sex offenders who have been subject to extensive notification, it has been nearly impossible (Zevitz & Farkas, 2000a).”
Public Awareness and Action Resulting From Sex Offender Community Notification Laws (2008, background): “A study of probation and parole officers in Wisconsin revealed that these laws are accompanied by increased responsibilities and greater expectations for criminal justice agents (Zevitz & Farkas, 2000a).”
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.”
Social Policies Designed to Prevent Sexual Violence (2007, background): “When researchers surveyed law enforcement officers and probation agents about the impact of community notification on their job duties, most officers reported concerns about increased labor and expenditures (Matson & Lieb, 1996; Zevitz & Farkas, 2000).”
Desistance and Attitudes Towards Sex Offenders: Facilitation or Hindrance? (2010, background): “Other researchers have found that notification can increase citizens’ anxiety due to a lack of education and information about protecting oneself or one’s children from sexual assault (Caputo 2001; Zevitz and Farkas 2000).”