Public disclosure: Sex offenders' perceptions of the pilot scheme in England. Compliance, legitimacy and living a “Good Life”

Kemshall, Hazel; Dominey, Jane; Hilder, Sarah

doi:10.1080/13552600.2011.603062

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“…It is important especially since there is a growing body of evidence emerging, particularly from the US, which supports the notion that registration and notification policies have unintended consequences that can undermine successful re-entry (Jeglic, Mercado and Levenson 2012;Levenson 2016b;Levenson and Tewksbury 2009;Levenson et al 2007;Tewksbury 2014;Tewksbury and Lees 2006). Adverse effects include reduced employment opportunities, removal from housing, vigilante activities and psychological effects like depression (Jeglic, Mercado and Levenson 2012;Kemshall, Dominey and Hilder 2011). US studies have found that community disclosure results in limited employment opportunities for registered sex offenders.…”

Section: Consequences Of 'Naming and Shaming'mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…; Tewksbury ; Tewksbury and Lees ). Adverse effects include reduced employment opportunities, removal from housing, vigilante activities and psychological effects like depression (Jeglic, Mercado and Levenson ; Kemshall, Dominey and Hilder ). US studies have found that community disclosure results in limited employment opportunities for registered sex offenders.…”

Section: Issues Surrounding Community Disclosurementioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the UK, there has traditionally been ‘limited disclosure to third parties’ allowable under the Multi‐Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) procedures (Kemshall, Dominey and Hilder ). The House of Commons considered the issue prior to the enactment of the Sex Offenders Act but decided that widespread access to the register was not appropriate (House of Commons ).…”

Section: Public Access In Other Jurisdictionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Information Pertaining to Released Sex Offenders: To Disclose or Not to Disclose, that is the Question

O’Reilly

2018

Howard J Crime Justice

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When it comes to offenders, none stand so loathed in the public mind as sex offenders. So when it comes time for such offenders to be released, policies within the criminal justice sphere have focused upon managing potential risks in the name of public protection. In recent times one issue that remains particularly contentious is that of disclosure of information about sex offenders, particularly public access to such information. This is part of a larger issue as to whether sex offenders are ever allowed to move on with their lives following a conviction. Post‐release management of offenders aims to enhance public safety, but it also affects the idea that once an offender has served their sentence, the criminal justice system no longer has any claim over them. With this issue in mind, this article aims to examine current policy and debates in Ireland on the issue of disclosure in light of policy changes elsewhere. Rather than definitively answer the question posed in the title, the article seeks to explore how disclosure of information could serve to perpetuate the idea of ‘once an offender, always an offender’, thus rendering it impossible to move to a narrative of reintegration and rehabilitation.

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Section: Public Access In Other Jurisdictionsmentioning

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Information Pertaining to Released Sex Offenders: To Disclose or Not to Disclose, that is the Question

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2018

Howard J Crime Justice

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“…It is therefore not implausible to argue that any significant increase in the use of "limited" or "controlled" public disclosure (see Chan et al, 2010;Kemshall et al, 2010) may affect future geographical trends. Indeed, research conducted by Kemshall, Dominey, and Hilder (2012) exploring the perception of the scheme by RSOs found that RSOs that had experienced some form of disclosure (either self-disclosure or through media attention) had faced "difficulties in obtaining … appropriate housing" (p. 319). While this was not realised in the pilot scheme (Kemshall et al, 2010) there is a danger that the increasing use of the disclosure scheme may exacerbate the shortage of housing options for sex offenders and further "displace" RSOs across MAPPA areas.…”

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Trends in the management of registered sexual offenders across England and Wales: a geographical approach to the study of sexual offending

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Henley

2014

Journal of Sexual Aggression

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Social scientists, and geographers in particular, have long been interested in examining spatial patterns of offending in order to generate a "geography" of crime and criminality. This paper examines what value, if any, a geographical approach to the study of sexual offending might offer. Utilising published official data from England and Wales it presents for the first time geographical analyses of the registration, risk assessment and management of Registered Sexual Offenders (RSOs) across 42 Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangement (MAPPA) areas. In doing so it considers and evaluates the methodological issues pertaining to the use of such data and such a geographical approach. We conclude that geographical interpretations of both the incidence of RSOs and the rates of risk allocations between MAPPA areas provide valuable insights and raise new questions about the way in which RSOs are managed nationally and are thus worthy of further exploration.

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“…Police forces operate 'naming and shaming' schemes in localities, to inform community residents that certain offenders have been brought to justice for particular offences (Grace, 2013b). Parents and the guardians of children can request information about people that they suspect to be child sex offenders, who they know their children may come into unsupervised contact with etc (Levi, 2008;Kemshall, Wood et al, 2010;Kemshall, Dominey and Hilder;2012, Kemshall, Kelly andWilkinson, 2012). But I now turn to give an overview of the newest parts of the regulatory landscape as applicable to safeguarding work more generally.…”

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Better information sharing, or “share or be damned”?

Grace

2015

The Journal of Adult Protection

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the ramifications of developments in surveillance policies and technologies for information sharing cultures in a “public protection routine”. Design/methodology/approach – This conceptual paper uses a mixed theoretical, legal and policy-based approach to inform this exploration of the ramifications of developments in surveillance policies and technologies. Findings – This conceptual paper concludes that developments in surveillance policies and technologies as part of the “public protection routine” will result in a damaging and hasty culture of “share or be damned” unless a more careful approach to new information sharing approaches is developed. Otherwise, an increasing bureaucratisation of risk management through surveillance will lead to a disregard for the fine balance between public protection, procedural rights and privacy. Originality/value – The originality and value of this conceptual paper is considerable – as some of the case studies discussed are very recent ones, and ones that represent an acceleration of the problems within the “public protection routine” which this paper seeks to unpick.

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Public disclosure: Sex offenders' perceptions of the pilot scheme in England. Compliance, legitimacy and living a “Good Life”

Cited by 9 publications

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Information Pertaining to Released Sex Offenders: To Disclose or Not to Disclose, that is the Question

Information Pertaining to Released Sex Offenders: To Disclose or Not to Disclose, that is the Question

Trends in the management of registered sexual offenders across England and Wales: a geographical approach to the study of sexual offending

Better information sharing, or “share or be damned”?

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