Sex Offenders’ Perceptions of the Police and Courts: Are There Spill-Over Effects?

Sarah J Brown; Carlo Tramontano; Nadine McKillop; Stephen Smallbone; Richard Wortley

doi:10.1177/0093854817739043

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Sex Offenders’ Perceptions of the Police and Courts: Are There Spill-Over Effects?

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Sex Offenders’ Perceptions of the Police and Courts: Are There Spill-Over Effects?

Sarah J Brown, Carlo Tramontano, Nadine McKillop, Stephen Smallbone and Richard Wortley

Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol.45(3), pp.364-380

2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854817739043

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Abstract

sex offenders' perceptions

police interviews

courts

procedural justice

spill-over effects

Individuals convicted of sexual offenses are rarely asked their views of the police and courts. The aims of this study were to examine the impact of feelings of guilt on perceptions of the police and police interview outcomes and spill-over effects from perceptions of the police to perceptions of the courts. Participants were 116 adult males incarcerated for sexual offenses who were invited to report their perceptions of police interviewers, feelings at the time of interview, interview outcomes, and perceptions of the court process. Feelings of guilt were related to perceptions of the police. Both feelings of guilt and perceptions of the police were associated with interview outcomes. Spill-over effects were found as perceptions of the police were directly related to perceptions of the courts. The findings highlight the important role of police officers as gatekeepers to the criminal justice system, with associated implications for police officers' training and practice.

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Title: Sex Offenders’ Perceptions of the Police and Courts: Are There Spill-Over Effects?
Authors: Sarah J Brown (Author) - Coventry University, United Kingdom
Carlo Tramontano (Author) - Coventry University, United Kingdom
Nadine McKillop (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Stephen Smallbone (Author) - Griffith University
Richard Wortley (Author) - University College London, United Kingdom
Publication details: Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol.45(3), pp.364-380
Publisher: Sage Publications Inc.
Date published: 2018
DOI: 10.1177/0093854817739043
ISSN: 0093-8548
Copyright note: Copyright © 2018 Sage Publications Inc. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications. Brown, Sarah J; Tramontano, Carlo; McKillop, Nadine; Smallbone, Stephen; Wortley, Richard, Sex Offenders' Perceptions of the Police and Courts: Are There Spill-Over Effects?, Criminal Justice and Behavior (45:3) pp. 364-380.
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit; School of Law and Criminology - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450683802621
Output Type: Journal article

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