The Pursuit of Safety: Sex Offender Policy in the United States
Publication year:
2008
| Cataloged on:
Dec. 30, 2008
ANNOTATION: A "nationwide [systemic] review of current sex offender laws, policies, and trends" is presented (p. iii). Sections in addition to an executive summary include: introduction; historical background; current issues in sex offender policy; sentencing; sex offender registries; community notification; residency restrictions; electronic monitoring; civil commitment; and pursuit of safety -- are we safer. Appendixes provide information about: the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORA); registration laws; risk assessment; registration requirements; community notification laws; restrictions; electronic monitoring; civil commitment laws; and other restrictions related to sex offenders.