An examination of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act as applied to juveniles

Evaluating the ability to predict sexual recidivism

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12434698
AutoresMichael F Caldwell (0000-0002-3167-3158, University of Wisconsin–Madison, autor correspondente), Mitchell H Ziemke (University of Alabama), Michael J Vitacco (0000-0003-2371-4703, Mendota Mental Health Institute)
Ano2008
Volume14
Fascículo2
Páginas89-114
Data de publicação2008-05-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPsychology Public Policy and Law (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1076-8971 • E-ISSN: 1939-1528
EditoraAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1037/a0013241
OpenAlexW2083531776
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas20
Referências citadas11

The recently enacted Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act will expand and standardize the registration of adolescent sex offenders. To evaluate the effectiveness of this and similar legislation, the authors assessed 91 juvenile males who had been adjudicated for a sexual felony offense and 174 juvenile males who had no history of sexual offending with several risk measures. On admission to treatment, all participants were assessed with the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version (PCL:YV; A. E. Forth, D. Kosson, & R. D. Hare, 2003). The Juvenile Sex Offender Assessment Protocol–II (J-SOAP–II; R. A. Prentky & S. Righthand, 2003), 3 state-developed risk protocols (from Wisconsin, Texas, and New Jersey), and the tier designation embedded in the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act of 2006 (SORNA) were coded from the sex offender participants’ records. Participants were followed for an average of 71.6 months (SD 18.1 months) to determine charges for general, violent, and sexual offenses. Results showed inconsistencies in risk designations between the J-SOAP–II, SORNA tier, and state risk measures, and none, except for the PCL:YV, significantly predicted new general, violent, or sexual offense charges. Policy and legal implications concerning the assessment of adolescent sex offenders are discussed

Biology · Criminology · Juvenile · Recidivism · Sex offender · Clinical Psychology · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology