The University of Illinois at Chicago, USA.
Behav Sci Law. 2010 Jan-Feb;28(1):58-83. doi: 10.1002/bsl.921.
In three studies, we investigated support for applying sex offender registry laws to juveniles. Family law attorneys supported registry laws less for juveniles than for adults. Laypeople and prosecutors supported juvenile and adult sex offender registration equally--even though they perceived juveniles as generally less threatening than adults (Study 1)--because most people spontaneously envision a severe sex offender prototype regardless of offender age (Study 2). People are less supportive of registry laws, however, when they envision less severe prototypes spontaneously (Study 2) or when induced to do so (Study 3). Effects of offender age, offender prototypes, and offense severity were mediated by perceptions of threat posed by the juvenile sex offender (i.e., utilitarian concerns). The effect of offense severity was also mediated by moral outrage (i.e., retributive concerns).
在三项研究中，我们调查了对将性犯罪者登记法应用于未成年人的支持。家庭法律师对未成年人的登记法支持比对成年人的支持少。外行人和平民检察官对未成年人和成年性犯罪者的登记持同等支持态度——尽管他们认为未成年人通常不如成年人具有威胁性（研究 1）——因为大多数人无论犯罪者的年龄如何，都会自发地想象出一个严重的性犯罪者原型（研究 2）。然而，当人们自发地想象出不那么严重的原型时（研究 2）或被诱导这样做时（研究 3），他们对登记法的支持就会减少。犯罪者年龄、犯罪者原型和犯罪严重程度的影响是通过对未成年性犯罪者构成的威胁的感知来调节的（即功利性考虑）。犯罪严重程度的影响也受到道德义愤（即报复性考虑）的调节。
