Living Under Sex Offender Laws: The Collateral Consequences for Offenders and Their Families

by Lisa Sample and Tusty Ten Bensel

Individuals convicted of crimes often face barriers upon returning to society, such as full participation in the economy, the polity, the housing market, and other citizenship activities. Without a stake in society, people can become disengaged from conventional activities and feel free to deviate from societal norms. In this way, the consequences of criminal convictions may stimulate reoffending rather than prevent it. It is often difficult to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138288985
• ISBN13: 9781138288980
• Release Date: January 2035
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 240 Pages