(1) [a] Describe a sex crime policy of your choosing from Mancini, chapter 8. [b] Explain the policy’s
theory and logic. [c] Summarize and evaluate the state of research on the policy.
(2) SORNA “mandates that states adopt a three tier system in assessing offenders’ risk of reoffending”
(Mancini 2013:246, 2021:289). [a] What are approaches that can improve risk prediction? [b] What
problems exist with using these approaches? [c] What implications do these problems have for the
potential effectiveness of the SORNA mandate?
(3) [a] What policy option for helping victims of crime do you think would be most effective? Why? [b]
What factors might impede implementation of the policy? How? [c] What factors might impede the
policy’s effectiveness? How? [d] What concerns might victims identify with the policy? What
relevance would these concerns have for policy implementation or effectiveness
