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Sex Offender Management Policies and Evidence-Based Recommendations for Registry Reform

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Erschienen in: Current Psychiatry Reports | Ausgabe 3/2018

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Abstract

Purpose of Review

The goal of this paper is to improve evidence-based sex offender management systems through an understanding of the research findings related to the stated goals and unintended consequences of such laws.

Recent Findings

Assessment tools using factors derived from research studies can improve the identification of higher-risk sex offenders, so that more intensive or restrictive interventions can be tailored to those who pose the highest threat to community safety. After substantial time offense-free in the community, even higher-risk offenders become less likely to reoffend, suggesting that registration durations can be modified to utilize resources more efficiently.

Summary

Several strategies for applying the evidence base to inform the utility, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness of sex offender policies include (1) use of empirically derived risk assessment tools to classify offenders and modify registration requirements accordingly, (2) removal of juveniles from registries; and (3) elimination of residence restrictions.

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Titel: Sex Offender Management Policies and Evidence-Based Recommendations for Registry Reform
verfasst von: Jill S. Levenson
Publikationsdatum: 01.03.2018
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Current Psychiatry Reports / Ausgabe 3/2018
Print ISSN: 1523-3812
Elektronische ISSN: 1535-1645
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-018-0884-0

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