The effect of Megan's Law on sex offender reintegration

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-66

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

^a LYNN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SHARE Program

Author keywords

Community notification; Megan's Law; Offender rehabilitation; Offender reintegration; Registration; Sex offender

Indexed keywords

EID: 21644459565     PISSN: 10439862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043986204271676     Document Type: Review

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