Introduction
The key reason for this research was to survey the effectiveness of sex offender registration and notification policies that are known to reduce sexual violence. Protecting the public from sex offenders has become a priority of legislators at all levels, as evidenced by the number of sex offender-related policies that have passed at the federal level in the past fifteen years. While the criminal justice response to sex crimes varies across the country, the basic and key goals of all law enforcement and legislative bodies is the reduction of sexual violence, especially repeat offenses by known sex offenders.
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