Where to Find Sex Offenders: An Examination of Residential Locations and Neighborhood Conditions

By R. Tewksbury, Elizabeth Mustaine. 2006

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Collateral Damage: Family Members of Registered Sex Offenders (2009, background): “There was representation from all 50 states, though some states had a particularly high number of respondents: California (31), Florida (48), Michigan (64), and Texas (46).”
Assessing the Impact of Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification On Sex-Offending Trajectories (2010, unknown): “…of family and social relationships, public shaming, and in some instances, violence (Levenson, 2008; Levenson & Cotter, 2005; Levenson, D’Amora, & Hern, 2007; Levenson & Tewksbury, 2009; Mustaine et al., 2006a, 2006b; Tewksbury, 2004, 2005; Tewksbury & Lees, 2006; Tewksbury & Mustaine, 2006, 2007).”
Residential Proximity to Schools and Daycares (2010, background): “…suggest that sex offenders intentionally place themselves in close proximity to potential victims, but an alternative explanation is that economic considerations are the primary factors influencing residential choices (Red Bird, 2009; Tewksbury & Mustaine, 2006; Tewksbury & Mustaine, in press-a).”
Does Residential Proximity Matter? A Geographic Analysis of Sex Offense Recidivism (2008, background): “Most also live in single family homes but do not live in neighborhoods with a posted neighborhood watch (Tewksbury & Mustaine, 2006).”
Making Sense out of Nonsense: The Deconstruction of State-Level Sex Offender Residence Restrictions (2008, background): “Although not able to test this relationship directly, Walker and colleagues (2001) and Tewksbury and Mustaine (2006) both identified a modest increase in the likelihood of child sex offenders to reside near children’s places of congregation, as compared to the residence of convicted sex offenders ”
Not in My Neighborhood (2008, background): “…bars, strip malls, churches) and conditions (e.g., graffiti, abandoned cars, vacant lots) that were most likely to be present in sex offenders neighborhoods’ and concluded that “sex offenders are not necessarily likely to be found in disorganized neighborhoods” (Tewksbury & Mustaine, 2006, p. 71).”
Sex Offender Residence Restrictions: Unintended Consequences and Community Reentry (2007, background): “…for sex offenders, many of them end up living in socially disorganized, economically depressed neighborhoods that have fewer resources for mobilizing community strategies to deter crime and protect residents (Mustaine, Tewksbury, & Stengel, 2006; Tewksbury & Mustaine, 2006; Zevitz, 2004; 2006b).”