Sex Offender Residence Restrictions

(1) [a] Describe a sex crime policy of your choosing from Mancini, chapter 8. [b] Explain the policy’s theory and logic. [c] Summarize and evaluate the state of research on the policy. (2) SORNA “mandates that states adopt a three tier system in assessing offenders’ risk of reoffending” (Mancini 2013:246, 2021:289). [a] What are approaches that can improve risk prediction? [b] What problems exist with using these approaches? [c] What implications do these problems have for the potential effectiveness of the SORNA mandate? (3) [a] What policy option for helping victims of crime do you think would be most effective? Why? [b] What factors might impede implementation of the policy? How? [c] What factors might impede the policy’s effectiveness? How? [d] What concerns might victims identify with the policy? What relevance would these concerns have for policy implementation or effectiveness