Family members of registered sex offenders face serious collateral consequences as well. Not many stop to think about the impacts these SORN laws have on the family members of RSO. Families also get victimized to acts of vigilantism, such as physical violence, threats and other harassment, especially those who live with the offenders. This creates a stigma , and stress level of family members of RSOs account for 86% and fear for being safe 49% (Tewksbury and Levenson, 2009). Even the children of RSOs were felt comprised. 58% of children who have at least one parents who is a RSO, reported to have been treated differently by both the staff as well as their other peers at school. (Tewksbury and Levenson, 2009). Moreover, children of RSOs also reported some sort of ridicule, teasing, depression, anxiety, fear, or anger besides the factors mentioned above (Tewksbury and Levenson,
Family members of registered sex offenders face serious collateral consequences as well. Not many stop to think about the impacts these SORN laws have on the family members of RSO. Families also get victimized to acts of vigilantism, such as physical violence, threats and other harassment, especially those who live with the offenders. This creates a stigma , and stress level of family members of RSOs account for 86% and fear for being safe 49% (Tewksbury and Levenson, 2009). Even the children of RSOs were felt comprised. 58% of children who have at least one parents who is a RSO, reported to have been treated differently by both the staff as well as their other peers at school. (Tewksbury and Levenson, 2009). Moreover, children of RSOs also reported some sort of ridicule, teasing, depression, anxiety, fear, or anger besides the factors mentioned above (Tewksbury and Levenson,