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International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
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The Impact of Sex-Offender Community Notification on Probation/Parole in Wisconsin

Richard G. Zevitz

Marquette University, Criminology and Law Studies Program, Lalumiere Hall, Room 414, 526 N. 14th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233

Mary Ann Farkas

Marquette University, Criminology and Law Studies Program, Lalumiere Hall, Room 424, 526 N. 14th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233

Sex-offender community notification legislation has had far-reaching consequences for those who must work within its mandates of community protection and safety. Increased responsibilities and greater expectations placed on probation and parole agents with sex-offender caseloads are among such consequences, This study examines the impact of Wisconsin’s notification law on these agents and their adaptation to the changes in the way sex offenders are managed in the community. Results of the study indicate that although community notification may achieve important objectives in the realm of public awareness and community protection, these gains come at a high cost for corrections in terms of personnel, time, and budgetary resources. Several issues are considered for state and local policy makers, as well as for probation/parole administrators, supervisors, and agents.

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 44, No. 1, 8-21 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X00441002
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