Session Submission Summary

Advances in Sex Offender Policy Research: Politics and Public Perceptions

Wed, Nov 19, 2:00 to 3:20pm, Marriott, Pacific C, 4th Floor

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract

Societal impressions concerning sex crime and offenders have contributed to an unprecedented shift in sex offender management in the U.S. over the last two decades. Even so, criminological scholarship has largely overlooked these political and public influences. The following four studies—each taking a unique perspective—seek to contribute to this underdeveloped literature.

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Individual Presentations