Title
Legislation Targeting Sex Offenders: Are Recent Policies Effective in Reducing Rape?
Publication Date
12-1-2012
Document Type
Article
Abstract
In recent years, several pieces of state and federal legislation have imposed new restrictions on convicted sex offenders, including registration with law enforcement agencies, community notification provisions, and sexually violent predator designations permitting civil commitment following a prison sentence. This paper uses panel data for the American states for the years 1970Ã2002 to assess the impact of these policies on the rate at which rapes occur. Our research finds no evidence that our current policies reduce the incidence of rape.
Publication Title
Justice Quarterly
Volume
29
Issue
6
First Page
858
Last Page
887
DOI
10.1080/07418825.2011.566887
Publisher Policy
pre-print, post-print
Recommended Citation
Ackerman, Alissa R.; Sacks, Meghan; and Greenberg, David F., "Legislation Targeting Sex Offenders: Are Recent Policies Effective in Reducing Rape?" (2012). Social Work & Criminal Justice Publications. 15.
https://digitalcommons.tacoma.uw.edu/socialwork_pub/15
