Full Description
Despite being in existence for over a quarter century, costing multiple millions of dollars and affecting the lives of hundreds of thousands of individuals, sex offender registration and notification (SORN) laws have yet to be subject to a book-length treatment of their empirical dimensions - their premises, coverage, and impact on public safety. This volume, edited by Wayne Logan and J.J. Prescott, assembles the leading researchers in the field to provide an in-depth look at what have come to be known as 'Megan's Laws', offering a social science-based analysis of one of the most important, and controversial, criminal justice system initiatives undertaken in modern times.
Contents
Preface; 1. Origins and Evolution Wayne A. Logan; 2. Variations in the Structure and Operation of SORN Systems Andrew J. Harris and Scott M. Walfield; 3. Registries and Registrants: Research on the Composition of Registries Alissa R. Ackerman; 4. Law Enforcement and SORN Richard Tewksbury and Kristen Zgoba; 5. The Public and SORN Laws Lisa L. Sample; 6. The Ancillary Consequenvces of SORN Kelly Socia; 7. Offenders and SORN Laws J.J. Prescott and Amanda Agan; 8. Integrating the Etiology of Sexual Offending into Evidence-Based Policy and Practices Jill S. Levenson; 9. Junvenile Registration and Notification: Failed Policeis That Must End Elizazeth J. Letourneau; Conclusion.
