Sex, Morality, and Public Policy: An Analysis of Public Support for Strict Sex Offender Policy

• In Event: Public Opinion and Carceral Policy

Brief Overview

This project seeks to understand how public opinion toward morally ambiguous sexual acts such as urinating in an alley way and two teens engaging in sexual intercourse influences public support for strict and punitive sex offense policy.

Authors

• Erika Richards, Idaho State University

• Kellee J. Kirkpatrick, Idaho State University

• James W. Stoutenborough, Idaho State University