Thesis Chapters by Amira M Zein, MA
CO-AUTHORS: Christina A. Pietz, Ph.D., ABPP (Thesis Chair) & Renae M. Courtney, Psy.D. (Committee... more CO-AUTHORS: Christina A. Pietz, Ph.D., ABPP (Thesis Chair) & Renae M. Courtney, Psy.D. (Committee Member)
ABSTRACT Juvenile sex offender registration and public notification policies have been deemed by some as unconstitutional and unethical. It has been claimed that legislation regarding this issue has been enacted by policy-makers who have not taken certain aspects into account. The statutes that they have created over the last several decades are referred to by some researchers as a method of creating a distorted sense of security for an emotionally reactive society. Moreover, several different types and subtypes of legality are inconsistent from state to state and are further inconsistent among jurisdictions within states. This inconsistency is a substantial contribution to a large problem within the justice system while we fail to differentiate sexual deviancy from normal sexual development or innocuous sexual curiosity of the naturally sexual beings of which humans are comprised. Although it is clear what the costs are for implementing these acts, it remains unclear what benefits are gained. More importantly, we are able to estimate the financial costs but less able to justify the emotional cost and general effectiveness to the juvenile and possibly including society. This literature review will reflect the current state of research and controversy regarding the lifetime registration and community notification of convicted juvenile sex offenders. The lack of universality of definitions, classifications, and legal procedures are significant attributes of the controversy. This general lack of consistency maintains the consequential issue of the lifetime registration and public notification for juvenile sex offenders.
KEYWORDS: juvenile sex offender legislation, registration and public notification, controversy, jurisdiction, states, requirements, unintended consequences
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Papers by Amira M Zein, MA
CO-AUTHORS: Christina A. Pietz, Ph.D., ABPP (Thesis Chair) & Renae M. Courtney, Psy.D. (C... more CO-AUTHORS: Christina A. Pietz, Ph.D., ABPP (Thesis Chair) & Renae M. Courtney, Psy.D. (Committee Member) ABSTRACT Juvenile sex offender registration and public notification policies have been deemed by some as unconstitutional and unethical. It has been claimed that legislation regarding this issue has been enacted by policy-makers who have not taken certain aspects into account. The statutes that they have created over the last several decades are referred to by some researchers as a method of creating a distorted sense of security for an emotionally reactive society. Moreover, several different types and subtypes of legality are inconsistent from state to state and are further inconsistent among jurisdictions within states. This inconsistency is a substantial contribution to a large problem within the justice system while we fail to differentiate sexual deviancy from normal sexual development or innocuous sexual curiosity of the naturally sexual beings of which humans are comprised. Although it is clear what the costs are for implementing these acts, it remains unclear what benefits are gained. More importantly, we are able to estimate the financial costs but less able to justify the emotional cost and general effectiveness to the juvenile and possibly including society. This literature review will reflect the current state of research and controversy regarding the lifetime registration and community notification of convicted juvenile sex offenders. The lack of universality of definitions, classifications, and legal procedures are significant attributes of the controversy. This general lack of consistency maintains the consequential issue of the lifetime registration and public notification for juvenile sex offenders. KEYWORDS: juvenile sex offender legislation, registration and public notification, controversy, jurisdiction, states, requirements, unintended consequences
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Thesis Chapters by Amira M Zein, MA
ABSTRACT Juvenile sex offender registration and public notification policies have been deemed by some as unconstitutional and unethical. It has been claimed that legislation regarding this issue has been enacted by policy-makers who have not taken certain aspects into account. The statutes that they have created over the last several decades are referred to by some researchers as a method of creating a distorted sense of security for an emotionally reactive society. Moreover, several different types and subtypes of legality are inconsistent from state to state and are further inconsistent among jurisdictions within states. This inconsistency is a substantial contribution to a large problem within the justice system while we fail to differentiate sexual deviancy from normal sexual development or innocuous sexual curiosity of the naturally sexual beings of which humans are comprised. Although it is clear what the costs are for implementing these acts, it remains unclear what benefits are gained. More importantly, we are able to estimate the financial costs but less able to justify the emotional cost and general effectiveness to the juvenile and possibly including society. This literature review will reflect the current state of research and controversy regarding the lifetime registration and community notification of convicted juvenile sex offenders. The lack of universality of definitions, classifications, and legal procedures are significant attributes of the controversy. This general lack of consistency maintains the consequential issue of the lifetime registration and public notification for juvenile sex offenders.
KEYWORDS: juvenile sex offender legislation, registration and public notification, controversy, jurisdiction, states, requirements, unintended consequences
Papers by Amira M Zein, MA
ABSTRACT Juvenile sex offender registration and public notification policies have been deemed by some as unconstitutional and unethical. It has been claimed that legislation regarding this issue has been enacted by policy-makers who have not taken certain aspects into account. The statutes that they have created over the last several decades are referred to by some researchers as a method of creating a distorted sense of security for an emotionally reactive society. Moreover, several different types and subtypes of legality are inconsistent from state to state and are further inconsistent among jurisdictions within states. This inconsistency is a substantial contribution to a large problem within the justice system while we fail to differentiate sexual deviancy from normal sexual development or innocuous sexual curiosity of the naturally sexual beings of which humans are comprised. Although it is clear what the costs are for implementing these acts, it remains unclear what benefits are gained. More importantly, we are able to estimate the financial costs but less able to justify the emotional cost and general effectiveness to the juvenile and possibly including society. This literature review will reflect the current state of research and controversy regarding the lifetime registration and community notification of convicted juvenile sex offenders. The lack of universality of definitions, classifications, and legal procedures are significant attributes of the controversy. This general lack of consistency maintains the consequential issue of the lifetime registration and public notification for juvenile sex offenders.
KEYWORDS: juvenile sex offender legislation, registration and public notification, controversy, jurisdiction, states, requirements, unintended consequences