Kernsmith Poco D, Craun Sarah W, Foster Jonathan
Wayne State University, School of Social Work, 4756 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
J Child Sex Abus. 2009 May-Jun;18(3):290-301. doi: 10.1080/10538710902901663.
This study explores the relationship between fear of various types of sexual offenders and a belief that those sexual offenders should be subject to sex offender registration. We hypothesized that those who offend against children would elicit the most fear; consequently, the most feared offenders would be rated as most requiring registration. As part of a telephone survey, 733 participants answered questions about fear of sex offenders and agreement with requirements about registration for offenders convicted of incest, statutory rape, marital rape, pedophilia, date rape, and an offense committed more than 10 years prior. Results indicated that all types of sexual offenders elicited some fear from respondents, and fear was related to support of registration requirements.
本研究探讨了对各类性犯罪者的恐惧与认为这些性犯罪者应进行性犯罪者登记的信念之间的关系。我们假设，那些侵害儿童的犯罪者会引发最多的恐惧；因此，最令人恐惧的犯罪者会被认为最需要登记。作为电话调查的一部分，733名参与者回答了有关对性犯罪者的恐惧以及对乱伦、法定强奸、婚内强奸、恋童癖、约会强奸以及10多年前犯下的罪行的犯罪者登记要求的认同的问题。结果表明，各类性犯罪者都引起了受访者的一些恐惧，并且恐惧与对登记要求的支持有关。
