Advances in Sex Offense Policy Research: Law Enforcement Uses of Sex Offender Registration Systems

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract

Over the past quarter century, sex offender registration and notification (SORN) policies systems have assumed an increasingly prominent place in contemporary sex offender management policy and practice. Although SORN policies have been the focus of dozens of research studies, there remains a dearth of applied research examining the ways in which SORN systems are implemented and utilized by criminal justice agencies and practitioners. This panel features a series of presentations examining SORN systems and their broader role in community-based sex offender management, and will aim to promote a dialogue surrounding the state and future of SORN-related research.

Sub Unit

• Area VII: Criminal Justice Policy and Practice / 35: Challenging Criminal Justice Policies

Individual Presentations

• Sex Offender Registration Systems in the United States: Mapping the Information-Sharing Landscape - Andrew Harris, University of Massachusetts Lowell

• Clearance Rates as a Function of Sex Offender Registry Implementation - Andrew Tiedt, U.S. Department of Justice / Federal Bureau of Prisons; Kristen M. Budd, Miami Univesity; David M. Bierie, United States Marshals Service

• Non-compliance with Sex Offender Registration: Law Enforcement Perspectives - Scott M. Walfield, East Carolina University; Jill Levenson, Barry University; Michelle A. Cubellis, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Andrew Harris, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Chairs

• Andrew Harris, University of Massachusetts Lowell

• David M. Bierie, United States Marshals Service