Impacts of Sex Crime Laws on the Female Partners of Convicted Offenders: Never Free of Collateral Consequences
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Purpose of the Work -- Methodological Outline -- Organization of the Work -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Part I: Legislation and Sexual Offenders -- Chapter 1: Politics, the Media, and Laws -- The Sex Offender Moral Panic in the Media -- A Brief Guide to Sex Offender Laws -- The Public's View of Sex Offenders -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2: Time for a Reality Check -- How Many Sex Offenders Are There? -- Prevalence of Sexual Offending -- Offender Profiles -- Notes -- References -- Part II: Life With a Registered Sex Offender -- Chapter 3: Relationship and Revelation -- Beginning a Relationship After the Offense Occurred -- Being Together When the Offense Occurred -- Discovery of the Offense -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4: Understanding and Consequences -- Techniques of Neutralization -- How Life Changes When Friends and Family Find Out -- Notes -- References -- Part III: Collateral Consequences for Partners of Registered Sex Offenders -- Chapter 5: Registration and Community Notification -- Brief Legal History of Registration and Community Notification -- Attitudes of the Public, Law Enforcement, and Treatment Professionals -- Effects on Recidivism and Community Integration -- Collateral Consequences on the Partners of Registered Sex Offenders -- Improvements to Registration and Community Notification -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 6: Employment, Housing, and Parenting Challenges -- Employment Challenges and Consequences -- Brief Legal History of Residency Restrictions and Legal Challenges -- Prohibition from Contact with Minors -- Notes -- References -- Part IV: Moving Forward -- Chapter 7: Coping Strategies and (Re)Integration -- Emotional Impacts on the Offender's Partner -- Negative Coping Mechanisms.