An analysis of the effectiveness of community notification and registration: Do the best intentions predict the best practices?

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 667-691

  Zgoba, Kristen ^a   Veysey, Bonita M ^b   Dalessandro, Melissa ^c  

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

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Megan's Law; Notification; Recidivism; Registration; Sex offenders

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955355878     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418820903357673     Document Type: Article

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