What is it about?
Sex offenders face particular barriers in certain states when they want to attend college or work on a college campus. This paper explores those policy barriers in each state.
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Why is it important?
This is the first paper to explore state policy barriers specifically for registered sex offenders who are college students or employees.
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Several studies have shown that sex offender laws vary widely by state. This paper adds to that literature by exposing the variation in rules regarding enrollment or employment at a college.
Dr. Bradley D. Custer
Michigan State University
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This page is a summary of: Variations in State Sex Offender Statutes: Implications for U.S. Higher Education, Criminal Justice Policy Review, July 2017, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0887403417722388.
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