The impact of sex offender residence restrictions: 1,000 Feet from danger or one step from absurd?

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 168-178

  Levenson, Jill S ^a   Cotter, Leo P ^b  

^a Center for Offender Rehabilitation and Education   (United States)

^b SHARE   (United States)

Author keywords

1,000 ft rule; Proximity; Rehabilitation; Reintegration; Residence restrictions; Sex offender

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSING; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PERCEPTION; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL ISOLATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; FLORIDA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDOPHILIA; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX OFFENSES; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIALIZATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14944382909     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X04271304     Document Type: Review

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