Examining the impact of sex offender residence restrictions on housing availability

Criminal Justice Policy Review

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 91-110

  Zgoba, Kristen M ^a,b   Levenson, Jill ^c   McKee, Tracy ^d  

^a New Jersey Department of Corrections Research and Evaluation Unit   (United States)

^b American Correctional Association   (United States)

^c LYNN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Planning Preservation and Economic Innovation ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Housing; Policy implications; Predator; Residence restrictions; Sex offender

Indexed keywords

EID: 59849092864     PISSN: 08874034     EISSN: 15523586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0887403408322119     Document Type: Article

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