Sánchez de Ribera Olga, Christensen Larissa S, Trajtenberg Nicolás, Hudson Kirsty
The University of Manchester, UK.
University of the Sunshine Coast, Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia.
Trauma Violence Abuse. 2024 Apr;25(2):1248-1264. doi: 10.1177/15248380231174695. Epub 2023 May 18.
Community management policies for individuals convicted of sexual offenses (ICSO) are controversial, mainly because the effectiveness of these policies in reducing recidivism is limited and appear to have some collateral effects. Despite this, the current meta-analysis found the public highly support these policies. Studies examining public perceptions regarding community management policies for ICSO to understand levels of support, misconceptions about the policies, and factors affecting the views of the public were reviewed. After searching 7 electronic databases, 43 studies, both quantitative and qualitative, were included in the systematic review and 31 in the meta-analysis. Studies could be longitudinal or cross-sectional, needed to include public attitudes, opinions, and perceptions about ICSO community management policies and could include standardized or non-standardized measures, indirect assessments of attitudes, along with interviews and focus groups. Results suggest that overall, policies were supported by 76% of the public, 61% believed in their effectiveness, and 63% felt safer because of the policies. However, only 36% accessed the registry, 38% took preventive actions, and 40% were aware/concerned about the collateral consequences. All analyses yielded high levels of heterogeneity. Misconceptions about policies and ICSO were moderate. Finally, 36 studies explored factors that affected the public's attitudes and perceptions of policies with a variety of significant associations and predictors. The findings provide comprehensive evidence that while these policies are supported by the public, the public have less belief in the effectiveness of them in protecting children and reducing recidivism. Implications for public policy and future research are discussed.
针对性犯罪定罪者（ICSO）的社区管理政策颇具争议，主要是因为这些政策在降低累犯率方面的效果有限，且似乎存在一些附带影响。尽管如此，当前的荟萃分析发现公众高度支持这些政策。对考察公众对ICSO社区管理政策看法的研究进行了综述，以了解支持程度、对政策的误解以及影响公众观点的因素。在搜索了7个电子数据库后，系统评价纳入了43项定量和定性研究，荟萃分析纳入了31项。研究可以是纵向的或横断面的，需要包括公众对ICSO社区管理政策的态度、意见和看法，并且可以包括标准化或非标准化措施、态度的间接评估，以及访谈和焦点小组。结果表明，总体而言，76%的公众支持这些政策，61%的人相信其有效性，63%的人因这些政策而感到更安全。然而，只有36%的人访问了登记册，38%的人采取了预防行动，40%的人知晓/关注附带后果。所有分析均产生了高度的异质性。对政策和ICSO的误解程度适中。最后，36项研究探讨了影响公众对政策态度和看法的因素，发现了各种显著的关联和预测因素。研究结果提供了全面的证据，表明虽然这些政策得到公众支持，但公众对其在保护儿童和降低累犯率方面的有效性信心较低。文中讨论了对公共政策和未来研究的启示。
