Abstract：
Negative attitudes toward offenders may hinder the rehabilitation process. The present study examines the relationship between attitudes toward sex offenders and stated acceptance of offenders and non-offenders into various aspects of daily life. Sixty female members of the public (18-50 years old, UK residents, recruited by word of mouth and via social media) completed an attitudes towards sex offenders (ATS) scale and indicated for each of eight vignettes describing ex-offenders and non-offenders whether they would accept them in various situations (housing, employment, day-to-day activities). Results indicate that in this group of female participants, harsher attitudes toward sex offenders are associated with lower acceptance of sex offenders (around 50% less acceptance) and other offenders (around 25% less acceptance), but not non-offenders, suggesting a tight coupling between attitudes and acceptance. The observed coupling between attitudes toward sex offenders and acceptance of offenders suggests that it will be difficult to change one without changing the other.
摘要：
对罪犯的消极态度可能会阻碍康复过程。本研究考察了对性犯罪者的态度与对犯罪者和非犯罪者在日常生活各个方面的接受之间的关系。60名女性市民(18-50岁,英国居民,通过口耳相传和通过社交媒体招募)完成了对性犯罪者(ATS)的态度量表，并为描述前罪犯和非罪犯的八个小插曲中的每一个指出他们在各种情况下是否会接受他们(住房，employment,日常活动)。结果表明，在这组女性参与者中，对性犯罪者的态度更严厉与对性犯罪者的接受度较低（接受度降低约50％）和其他犯罪者（接受度降低约25％）有关，但不是罪犯，表明态度和接受之间的紧密耦合。观察到的对性犯罪者的态度与对犯罪者的接受之间的耦合表明，很难改变一个而不改变另一个。
