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The Relationship Between Sex Offender Registry Utilization and AwarenessWayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti Although registries of convicted sexual offenders are widely popular, little is known about the impact of the policies. The goal of this research was to measure one aspect of the impact of registry policies: patterns of usage of publicly available registries. Using a computer-assisted telephone survey, Michigan residents were questioned about their utilization of the sex offender registry and whether they believed any sex offenders lived in their community. The authors found that few respondents had looked at the registry. Reasons respondents provided for nonuse included lack of interest in the registry, living in a "safe" area, and not having children. Although it was found that registry use was related to awareness of offenders in the community, after viewing the registry, nearly half of the survey participants still believed no offenders lived in the community. Logistic regression was used to predict both registry use and awareness of offenders in the community.
Key Words: sexual abuse • community notification • offender registration • sex offenders • social policy
Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, Vol. 21, No. 2,
181-193 (2009) |
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