Registered Sex Offenders in the United States
Registered Sex Offenders in the United States
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美国登记的性犯罪者
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2014
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Alissa R. Ackerman
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A. Harris;J. Levenson;Alissa R. Ackerman
虽然性犯罪者登记和通知政策在州和联邦犯罪控制议程上占据了越来越突出的位置，但在缺乏可靠和相关的国家数据的情况下，许多政策讨论都发生了。本文介绍了一项研究的结果，旨在扩大有关登记的性犯罪者（RSO）人口和国家的性犯罪者登记册的内容的知识。作者从几个方面分析了州一级的RSO人群，包括公共互联网披露水平、RSO居住状况、监督状况和指定的风险水平。调查结果表明，在这些方面的显着州际变化，并表明，该国的RSO人口是相当多的多样性和复杂性比通常描绘在媒体和政策辩论。联邦和州的政策，旨在改革国家的性犯罪者登记的影响进行了讨论。
Although sex offender registration and notification policies have occupied an increasingly prominent place on state and federal crime control agendas, much policy discourse has occurred amid a dearth of reliable and relevant national data. This article presents the results of a study designed to broaden knowledge about the registered sex offender (RSO) population and the content of the nation’s sex offender registries. The authors analyze state-level RSO populations across several dimensions, including levels of public Internet disclosure, RSO residential status, supervision status, and assigned risk levels. Findings suggest significant interstate variation across these dimensions, and indicate that the nation’s RSO population is considerably more diverse and complex than commonly portrayed in the media and in policy debates. Implications for federal and state policies aimed at reforming the nation’s sex offender registries are discussed.