A longitudinal examination of sex offender recidivism prior to and following the implementation of SORN

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 308-328

  Tewksbury, Richard ^a   Jennings, Wesley G ^b   Zgoba, Kristen M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c New Jersey Department of Corrections   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OFFENDER; RECURRENT DISEASE; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CRIMINALS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEW JERSEY; RECURRENCE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 84860569781     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: 10990798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.1009     Document Type: Article

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