A Systematic Review of Professionals’ Views About Community Management Policies for Individuals Convicted of Sexual Offenses

Christensen, Larissa S.; Ribera, Olga Sánchez de; Trajtenberg, Nicolás

doi:10.1177/10790632211000369

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“…Previous research that had a similar focus has made use of a large number of systematic literature reviews in order to carry out specific analyses (Christensen et al, 2022;Mosurska & Ford, 2020;Singh et al, 2017;Taylor-Roberts et al, 2019). We carried out three processes to gather relevant study, which is the same number of steps as in the prior research.…”

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Factors of Successful E-Petitions in Policy Making Process: A Scoping Review

Setyoko

Wahyuningrat

Kurniasih

2023

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Efforts to continue to increase public participation in policymaking continue to be carried out as a step toward a more open government. Along with the popularity of online petitions (e-petitions) initiated by various lines of society, a systematic analysis was carried out to find out how successful an online petition (e-petitions) is as a public space in policy making. We try to provide a new perspective from a broader side of the previous partial research. This indicator of success is based on the original purpose for which the petition was published. As a result, there are three important things that are divided into two scopes of paths for achieving goals. First, the way of communication in which there is a linguistic approach is an important factor that influences how information from the petition is conveyed to the public and leads to the publicity of the petition. Second, the way of delivery is the basis for how the voice of the community is conveyed to policymakers, which is influenced by the political will of a region. Finally, media attention is a factor between the two scopes, which have dual roles as a “toa” to the public, and a messenger of policy. This review is expected to be a reference for initiators who propose policies from the community as well as a consideration for policymakers to actively involve the community's role in the policymaking process.

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Factors of Successful E-Petitions in Policy Making Process: A Scoping Review

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Wahyuningrat

Kurniasih

2023

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“…First, studies included the general public of any age group, gender, and nationality. Studies focused on practitioners of the criminal justice system (for review, see Christensen et al, 2021), ICSO, family of ICSO, and media were excluded. Second, studies needed to include attitudes, opinions, and perceptions about ICSO community management policies.…”

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“…Furthermore, understanding such attitudes is also ideal in order to design—and promote—alternative strategies, which may be perceived as less popular among the public but may utilize more evidence-based measures. While research has reviewed professionals’ perceptions of such policies (see Christensen et al, 2021), to the best of the authors’ knowledge only one published review examined attitudes of different populations, which included the general population from North America (Connor & Tewksbury, 2017). With regard to perceptions of the public, they found that Americans largely endorsed notification and registration laws and considered them as fair strategies to manage ICSO even though the public recognized the drawbacks ICSO faced from these laws.…”

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Public Perceptions Toward Community Management Policies for Individuals Convicted of Sexual Offenses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Ribera

Christensen

Trajtenberg

et al. 2023

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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Community management policies for individuals convicted of sexual offenses (ICSO) are controversial, mainly because the effectiveness of these policies in reducing recidivism is limited and appear to have some collateral effects. Despite this, the current meta-analysis found the public highly support these policies. Studies examining public perceptions regarding community management policies for ICSO to understand levels of support, misconceptions about the policies, and factors affecting the views of the public were reviewed. After searching 7 electronic databases, 43 studies, both quantitative and qualitative, were included in the systematic review and 31 in the meta-analysis. Studies could be longitudinal or cross-sectional, needed to include public attitudes, opinions, and perceptions about ICSO community management policies and could include standardized or non-standardized measures, indirect assessments of attitudes, along with interviews and focus groups. Results suggest that overall, policies were supported by 76% of the public, 61% believed in their effectiveness, and 63% felt safer because of the policies. However, only 36% accessed the registry, 38% took preventive actions, and 40% were aware/concerned about the collateral consequences. All analyses yielded high levels of heterogeneity. Misconceptions about policies and ICSO were moderate. Finally, 36 studies explored factors that affected the public’s attitudes and perceptions of policies with a variety of significant associations and predictors. The findings provide comprehensive evidence that while these policies are supported by the public, the public have less belief in the effectiveness of them in protecting children and reducing recidivism. Implications for public policy and future research are discussed.

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“…1.One form of community management is sex offender registration. Internationally, the registration of convicted child sex offenders takes many forms; while some countries do not have registries or prohibit public access (with law enforcement only having access to the information, such as residential details), some countries will make such information available through public registries (see Christensen et al, 2021 for a brief review of sex offender registration).…”

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Understanding what works in the police management of child sex offenders in the community

Christensen¹,

Rayment-McHugh²,

McKillop³

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The Police Journal

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Police are becoming increasingly responsible for monitoring convicted child sex offenders in the community. A Rapid Evidence Assessment was undertaken to capture ‘what works’ and what ‘shows promise’ in existing and emerging, innovative policing practices. A total of 920 searches were performed across five databases, spanning the last 5 years. After removal of duplicates and those that did not meet inclusion criteria, 61 articles were analysed. Two key strategies, with sub-strategies, emerged: (1) formalised, targeted management and (2) technology-assisted management. An adapted ‘EMMIE’ framework presents the ‘effects’, the overarching ‘mechanisms’ and ‘moderators’ of success, and ‘implementation’ considerations for effective practice.

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A Systematic Review of Professionals’ Views About Community Management Policies for Individuals Convicted of Sexual Offenses

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Factors of Successful E-Petitions in Policy Making Process: A Scoping Review

Factors of Successful E-Petitions in Policy Making Process: A Scoping Review

Public Perceptions Toward Community Management Policies for Individuals Convicted of Sexual Offenses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Understanding what works in the police management of child sex offenders in the community

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