TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Adam Walsh Act compliance in Pennsylvania: what does the future hold? A research note
JO  - Criminal justice policy review
A1  - Spraitz, Jason D.
A1  - Frenzel, Erika Davis
A1  - Bowen, Kendra N.
A1  - Bowers, James H.
A1  - Phaneuf, Shannon
SP  - 252
EP  - 261
VL  - 26
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0887-4034
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0887403413511632
ID  - ref1
ER  -