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A Qualitative Assessment of Registered Female Sex Offenders

Judicial Processing Experiences and Perceived Effects of a Public Registry

Donna M. Vandiver

Texas State University, San Marcos, vandiver{at}txstate.edu

Kelly Cheeseman Dial

The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg

Robert M. Worley

University of Texas of the Permian Basin, Odessa

In this study, the effect that the sex offender registry has had on female sex offenders in two states is explored. In-depth personal interviews were conducted with nine registered female sex offenders from Illinois and Texas. Questions were asked about the arrest that led to registration and the effect that sex offender registration statutes have had on their lives. Braithwaite's crime, shame, and reintegration theory was relied on to assess the extent to which the processes described in his theory occurred in this sample. The focus of many of the questions included whether the women were able to reintegrate into their communities or if they were stigmatized. It was found that every respondent reported at least one negative effect on her life as a result of being identified on the public registry. Also, many of the stigmatization processes described by Braithwaite were applicable to the interviewed women.

Key Words: registered female sex offenders • Braithwaite's crime • shame • and reintegration theory • interview

Criminal Justice Review, Vol. 33, No. 2, 177-198 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0734016808318448
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