Failure to register as a sex offender: Is it associated with recidivism?

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 305-331

  Levenson, Jill ^a   Letourneau, Elizabeth ^b   Armstrong, Kevin ^b   Zgoba, Kristen Marie ^c  

^a LYNN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c Office of Policy and Planning   (United States)

Author keywords

Failure to register; Recidivism; Registration; Sex crime policy; Sex offender

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951661657     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418820902972399     Document Type: Article

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