Innovations and Advancements in Sex Offender Research

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Examined Sex Offender
Female Sex Offenders
High Risk Trajectory
Incarcerated Sex Offenders
Institutional Review Boards
Juvenile Sex Offenders
life-course offending
Non-sexual Offenders
offender rehabilitation
Recidivism
recidivism analysis
Registered Sex Offenders
registration policy effects
Residence Restriction Law
Residence Restrictions
sex offender policy evaluation
Sex Offender Recidivism
Sex Offender Registration
Sex Offenders
Sex Offense
Sexual Offender Residences
Surveyed Family Members
Ta Te
Treatment Completion Status
Treatment Non-completers
Treatment Noncompleter
Youngest Man

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  • ISBN 9781138822108
  • Weight: 453g
  • Dimensions: 174 x 246mm
  • Publication Date: 20 Nov 2014
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
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This book provides a comprehensive dissemination of theoretically grounded and empirically sound research on sex offenders and sex offending. It uses diverse methodological approaches with implications for the research of criminal justice policy and practice. The chapters derive from and focus on different geographical contexts and generate empirical evidence concerning sex offenders and sex offending including: low sex recidivism rates; a lack of sex offender specialization; little to no evidence of sex offending continuity from adolescence to adulthood; and a host of collateral consequences of sex offender registration and notification policies with limited deterrent effect or public safety benefit.

This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Crime & Justice.

Wesley G. Jennings, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminology and has a Courtesy Appointment in the Department of Mental Health Law and Policy at the University of South Florida. He received his doctorate degree in criminology from the University of Florida.