Legal Responses to Sexual Violence in Custody: Sex Offender Registration Statutes: Impact on Addressing Sexual Abuse in Custodial Settings

Authors

Brenda V. Smith, American University Washington College of LawFollow
Mary Beth Pavlik

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2012

Abstract

This publication addresses sex offender registration and its utility as a tool for addressing sexual violence in correctional institutions. While the publication primarily discusses correctional settings, the issues it raises also apply to other custodial settings, such as nursing homes and facilities for the mentally disabled and mentally retarded.

Comments

NIC/WCL Project on Addressing Prison Rape

Recommended Citation

Brenda V. Smith & Mary Beth Pavlik, Legal Responses to Sexual Violence in Custody: Sex Offender Registration Statutes: Impact on Addressing Sexual Abuse in Custodial Settings, (2012).
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/facsch_lawrev/1972