Does residential proximity matter? A geographic analysis of sex offense recidivism

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 484-504

  Duwe, Grant ^a   Donnay, William ^a   Tewksbury, Richard ^b  

^a MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deterrence; Offense patterns; Recidivism; Residency requirements; Sex offenders

Indexed keywords

EID: 41149161257     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854807313690     Document Type: Article

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