Fear and Loathing?: Sex Offender Registries and the War on Sex

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract

Over 800,000 Americans are currently registered sex offenders. Beginning in the 1990s, federal and state authorities enacted a series of laws that increasingly ratcheted up the scope and punitiveness of these policies. Loosely based on the recently published collection, "The War on Sex," this panel will examine the implications these policies have for justice and sexuality -- both domestically and internationally.

Sub Unit

• Area V. Types of Offending / 23. Sexual Violence

Individual Presentations

• One Million and Counting? How Policy Levers Will Impact the Future of Sex Offender Registries in the United States - Trevor Hoppe, University at Albany, SUNY; Bryan L Sykes, University of California-Irvine; Kyle Maksuta, University at Albany, SUNY

• The War on Sex Across Borders: Globalizing U.S. Sex Offender Policies Through Antitrafficking Campaigns - Edith Kinney, San Jose State University

• Sex Offense Laws, Lies, and Politics - Emily Horowitz, St. Francis College

Chair

• Trevor Hoppe, University at Albany, SUNY