The Prevalence and Correlates of Depression and Hopelessness among Sex Offenders Subject to Community Notification and Residence Restriction Legislation

American Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 46-59

  Jeglic, Elizabeth L ^a   Mercado, Cynthia Calkins ^a   Levenson, Jill S ^b  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^b LYNN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

community notification; depression; residence restrictions; sex offender

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857139273     PISSN: 10662316     EISSN: 19361351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12103-010-9096-9     Document Type: Article

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