Class Year
2021
Document Type
Student Research Paper
Date of Creation
Fall 2020
Department 1
Public Policy
Abstract
A growing body of research suggests that sex offense registries, though popular with politicians and the public, are ineffective at reducing victimization. Registries only address the individual who perpetrates after victimization occurs in an effort to prevent recidivism. They do not address the other, broader reasons that victimization transpires; they do not prevent sexual violence, and they do not improve communities’ safety. Using the socioecological framework to design primary prevention practices accounts for the interplay between the individual, relationship, community, and societal factors that lead to perpetration and should be used in place of reactive measures that fail to effectively reduce sex offending.
Copyright Note
This is the author's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Padrick, Emma G., "Primary Prevention and the Socioecological Model: An Integrated, Preventative Approach to Combat Sexual Violence" (2020). Student Publications. 873.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/student_scholarship/873
Included in
Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons, Policy Design, Analysis, and Evaluation Commons, Social Policy Commons
Comments
Written for PP 470: Internship in Public Policy