Against Juvenile Sex Offender Registration

Knowledge of juvenile sex offender registration laws predicts adolescent sexual behavior.

Because juveniles can now be registered as sex offenders, we conducted a pilot study to investigate awareness of these policies and sexual behavior histories in a convenience sample of 53 young adults (ages 18 to 23, 79% women). These preliminary data revealed that 42% percent of participants were unaware that youth under the age of 18 can be registered as sex offenders, and when informed that ...

Misperceptions of sex offender perpetration: considering the impact of sex offender registration.

A popular misconception among the general public is that sex offenders most often victimize strangers. To better understand these misconceptions about sex offenders, this study determines the frequency of misperception in the general public and establishes if the misconceptions are related to the policy of sex offender registration. Using a self-administered mail survey, it is found that on ave...

Recent Studies and Literature Indicate That Juvenile Sex Offender Registration Is an Inappropriate, Harmful, and Ineffective Method of Preventing Crime

Throughout history and in present times, our country has continually treated juveniles differently than adults in various aspects of society. Children are required to attend school, forbidden to work without permission before the age of sixteen, unable to vote, and prohibited from drinking alcohol. Caitlin Young, Student Author, Children Sex Offenders: How the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Sa...

Sex Offender Treatment Programs

Although the number of convicted sex offenders grew from 2,768 in 1990 to 3,875 in 1995, the rate of reported sexual offences generally declined in recent years. In 1997, the rate of reported sexual offences was 101 per 100,000 people, a massive decline from a high of 135 per 100,000 people in 1993. Furthermore, there is an increasing amount of research that supports the idea that sex offenders...

Nebraska Sex Offender Registry Study