Attitudes Toward Juvenile Sex Offender Legislation: The Influence of Case-Specific Information.

Abstract:

:This study examined attitudes toward the application of adult sex offender legislation to juvenile sex offenders. Participants were randomly assigned to one of nine conditions. In the generic condition, the participants were asked to envision a generic juvenile sex offender, whereas in the manipulated conditions, participants read a vignette with three manipulated variables: offense type, victim age, and victim gender. Afterward, all participants (n = 978) completed questionnaires assessing perceptions of juvenile sex offenders and juvenile sex offender legislation. Overall, participants in the generic juvenile sex offender condition rated the perpetrator as more dangerous and more likely to reoffend than participants in the experimental conditions. Moreover, participants in the generic juvenile sex offender condition were more likely to endorse more punitive punishments and viewed perpetrators as "superpredators." When examining differences between the experimental conditions, participants reading vignettes with younger victims and male victims as well as vignettes with contact offenses were more likely to view the perpetrator as dangerous, likely to recidivate, as a "superpredator," and deserving of more punitive punishments. Implications for public policy as well as future research directions are discussed.

journal_name

J Child Sex Abus

authors

Campregher J,Jeglic EL

doi

10.1080/10538712.2016.1153558

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2016-05-01 00:00:00

pages

466-82

issue

4

eissn

1053-8712

issn

1547-0679

journal_volume

25

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