Sex Offender Laws by Dr. Richard Wright

Author:Dr. Richard Wright
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Published: 2011-07-05T16:00:00+00:00

Unintended Consequences of Residence Restrictions

The reintegration problems commonly faced by criminal offenders are exacerbated for registered sex offenders. The stigma of sex offender registration and community notification is well documented, as are the ways in which they can impede community reentry and adjustment (Levenson & Cotter, 2005a; Levenson, D’Amora, & Hern, 2007b; Mercado, Alvarez, & Levenson, 2008; Sample & Streveler, 2003; Tewksbury, 2004, 2005; Tewksbury & Lees, 2006, 2007; Zevitz, 2006; Zevitz & Farkas, 2000). For instance, sex offenders surveyed in Florida, Indiana, Connecticut, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Kansas, New Jersey, and Kentucky reported adverse consequences such as unemployment, relationship loss, threats, harassment, physical assault, and property damage, as well as psychological symptoms such as shame, embarrassment, depression, or hopelessness as a result of public disclosure. Housing difficulties are also commonly noted by registered sex offenders, and the proliferation of residential restriction laws compounds this problem in several important ways.

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