Public attitudes toward sexual offenders and sex offender registration

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 290-301

  Kernsmith, Poco D ^a   Craun, Sarah W ^b   Foster, Jonathan ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community notification; Fear; Offender reentry; Offender registration; Public attitudes; Sexual offenders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DATA ANALYSIS; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCEST; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDOPHILIA; RAPE; REGISTER; SEXUAL CRIME; SPOUSAL RAPE; STATUTORY RAPE; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; CHILD; CRIMINAL LAW; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDOPHILIA; PUBLIC OPINION; PUNISHMENT; RAPE; REGISTRIES; SEX OFFENSES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70449628327     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: 15470679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10538710902901663     Document Type: Article

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