Measuring public perceptions of sex offenders: reimagining the Community Attitudes Toward Sex Offenders (CATSO) scale

• Published in: Psychology, crime & law Vol. 21; no. 5; pp. 452 - 470
• Main Authors: Harper, Craig A., Hogue, Todd E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 28.05.2015; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Attitudes; attitudes towards sex offenders; CATSO; Community; Crime; Offenders; Perception; Perceptions; Psychology; punitiveness; risk perception; Sex offenders; Stereotypes; Utility theory; Validity

The Community Attitudes Toward Sex Offenders (CATSO) scale is an 18-item self-report questionnaire designed to measure respondents' attitudes toward sex offenders. Its original factor structure has been questioned by a number of previous studies, and so this paper sought to reimagine the scale...