Sex Offender Stigma: An Exploration of Vigilantism against Sex Offenders |
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| Authors: | Michelle A. Cubellis Douglas N. Evans Adam G. Fera |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT, USA;2. Research and Evaluation Center, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY, USA;3. John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA |
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| Abstract: | The current study compiles open-source news reports involving vigilantes who targeted individuals because of their status as a sex offender (SO) or their suspected involvement in a sex offense. The Sex Offender-Vigilante database includes 279 separate incidents of vigilantism against SOs, ranging from the dissemination of unsanctioned fliers to murder. Results indicate that the stigmatization that convicted SOs experience is so pervasive that it extends even to individuals suspected of having committed a sexual offense. |
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