Publications

peer-reviewed publications

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Moral panics and the Community Attitudes Towards Sex Offenders (CATSO) scale: Does the perpetual panic over sex offenders predict participant attitudes towards this group?

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Klein, J., Bailey, D. J. S., & Cooper, D. (2020). Moral panics and the Community Attitudes Towards Sex Offenders (CATSO) scale: Does the perpetual panic over sex offenders predict participant attitudes towards this group. Criminology, Criminal Justice, Law and Society, 21(3).


Ashamed and alone: Comparing offender and family member experiences with the sex offender registry

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Bailey, D.J.S. & Klein, J. (2018). Ashamed and alone: Comparing offender and family member experiences with the sex offender registry. Criminal Justice Review, 43(4). doi: 10.1177/0734016818756486



Researching the registered: Challenges and suggestions for researchers studying sex offender populations

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Klein, J., Bailey, D. J. S., & Sample, L. (2018). Researching the registered: Challenges and suggestions for researchers studying sex offender populations. Criminal Justice Studies, 31(2), 192-211. doi: 10.1080/1478601X.2018.1430033



We fought tooth and toenail”: Exploring the dynamics of romantic relationships among sex offenders who have desisted

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Lytle, R., Bailey, D.J.S., & ten Bensel, T. (2018). “We fought tooth and toenail”: Exploring the dynamics of romantic relationships among sex offenders who have desisted. Criminal Justice Studies, 30(2), 117-135. doi: 10.1080/1478601X.2017.1299322



A life of grief: An exploration of disenfranchised grief in sex offender significant others

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Bailey, D.J.S. (2017). A life of grief: An exploration of disenfranchised grief in sex offender significant others. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 43(3), 641-667. doi: 10.1007/s12103-017-9416-4



An examination of a cycle of coping with strain among registered citizens’ families

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Bailey, D.J.S. & Sample, L. (2017). An examination of a cycle of coping with strain among registered citizens’ families. Criminal Justice Studies, 30(2), 158-180. doi: 10.1080/1478601X.2017.1299286



Sex offender supervision in context: The need for qualitative examinations of social distance in sex offender-supervision officer relationships

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Bailey, D.J.S. & Sample, L. (2017). Sex offender supervision in context: The need for qualitative examinations of social distance in sex offender-supervision officer relationships. Criminal Justice Policy Review, 28(2), 176-204. doi:10.1177/0887403415572876