Collective action for the rights of sex offenders: evaluating social movement organizations

摘要: COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR THE RIGHTS OF SEX OFFENDERS: EVALUATING SOCIAL MOVEMENT ORGANIZATIONS by ERIN COMARTIN August 2012 Advisor: Dr. Poco Kernsmith Major: Social Work Degree: Doctor of Philosophy Sex offender registration and community notification (SORN) policies have been instituted across the country to manage individuals in who convicted sex offenses. A social movement, made up registrants their family members, has sprung address resulting consequences that ensued from these policies. State organizations are now working towards policy change for families. The author this dissertation conducted in-depth interviews with leaders 19 movement (SMO) explore organizations’ structure resources, strategies they use achieve desired outcomes. Three theories guided investigation: resource mobilization, cultural cognitive approaches political opportunities/processes. findings were assessed using a process lens, which looked at inputs, activities outcomes organizations. indicate SORN SMOs share many similarities other nascent SMOs, but also characterized vital difference found research literature: significant degree stigma is associated population. This impacts both resources Previously achieved current