%0 Journal Article
%T Police officers' perceptions of a sex offender registration scheme: identifying and responding to risk
%J Psychiatry, psychology and law
%D 2019
%A Masters, Kindalin Brooke
%A Kebbell, Mark Rhys
%V 26
%N 3
%P 396-413
%X This article reports on interviews with 17 participants responsible for managing sex offenders on a sex offender register scheme. Semi-structured interviews were conducted that covered the topics of the participants' policing experience and their thoughts on the register and risk assessment. Nine themes were identified as being particularly important: the purpose of the register; concerns about community perceptions; a lack of resources; recognition that risk assessment is essential but limited; a desire to tailor interventions to individual offenders; the need for more training despite staff competency; the inadequate sharing of information; concerns about how well the legislation captures the sex offending space; and confusion about how to interpret online offending. This research provides first-hand views on how the register can be improved and how police would like a register to look when executing the essential and challenging job of monitoring convicted sex offenders upon their release back into the community.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Informa - Taylor and Francis Group
%@ 1321-8719
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2018.1506717