Sex Offender Residence Restrictions: Sensible Crime Policy or Flawed Logic?

Authors

Jill S. Levenson, Lynn University
Kristen M. Zgoba, New Jersey Department of Corrections
Richard Tewksbury, University of Louisville

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-2007

Abstract

Citing routine activities theory, the authors speculated that child molesters might be motivated to purposely live within close access to potential victims.\n The stigma of felony conviction creates challenges for all criminal offenders, but in particular, registered sex offenders face tremendous discrimination even when they are behaving in a law-abiding and productive fashion (Levenson & Cotter, 2005b; Levenson et al., 2007b; Tewksbury, 2004; Tewksbury, 2005; Tewksbury & Lees, 2006; 2007; Zevitz & Farkas, 2000b).

Publication

Federal Probation

Publisher

Administrative Office of the United States Courts

City/State

Washington, DC

Volume

71

Issue

3

Pages

2-9, 57

Department

College of Arts and Sciences

Recommended Citation

Levenson, J. S., Zgoba, K. M., & Tewksbury, R. (2007). Sex offender residence restrictions: Sensible policy or flawed logic? Federal Probation, 71(3), 2-9, 57.