@article{ref1,
title="Adam Walsh Act compliance in Pennsylvania: what does the future hold? A research note",
journal="Criminal justice policy review",
year="2015",
author="Spraitz, Jason D. and Frenzel, Erika Davis and Bowen, Kendra N. and Bowers, James H. and Phaneuf, Shannon",
volume="26",
number="3",
pages="252-261",
abstract="In December 2012, Pennsylvania became the 16th state to comply with regulations stipulated in the Adam Walsh Act (AWA). Title I of AWA stipulates that all jurisdictions support a sex offender registry comprised of three registration levels: 15 years, 25 years, and life. Prior to implementation of AWA guidelines, the sex offender registry in Pennsylvania consisted of two registration levels: 10 years and life. Given the collateral consequences that sex offender registries create, we were interested in how registered offenders in Pennsylvania felt about the new legislation. As part of a larger project, self-report surveys were mailed to registrants in one urban county in Pennsylvania. Participants were asked about their knowledge of impending AWA-compliance and how they would be affected by it. <br><br>RESULTS suggest that sex offenders in Pennsylvania are more likely than their peers in other states to be fearful of the consequences of this change.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0887-4034",
doi="10.1177/0887403413511632",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0887403413511632"
}