Advances in Sex Offense Policy Research: Sex Offender Registration and Notification

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 / 32. Considering Criminal Justice Policies

Chair

• Andrew Harris, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Individual Presentations

• Registration For Sexual Offenses Committed as Juveniles: A National Portrait - David M. Bierie, U.S. Marshals Service; Rebekah Young, U.S. Marshals Service; Kristen M. Budd, Miami University; Paul J. Detar, U.S. Marshals Service

• Examining the Impact of SORNA on Information Sharing Practice - Qurat Ann, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Andrew Harris, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Kimberly Kras, University of Massachusetts Lowell

• State Level Implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act - Scott M Walfield, East Carolina University; Andrew Harris, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Discussant

• Andrew Harris, University of Massachusetts Lowell