Title

Registered Sex Offenders, Residence, And The Influence Of Race

Keywords

Race; Residential location; Sex offenders; Social disorganization

Abstract

The current research assesses the characteristics of neighborhoods where registered sex offenders (RSOs) reside and whether or not race influences the locations of these RSOs. Drawing on data from 2,290 RSOs in five urban counties, analysis focuses on assessing the characteristics of census tracts where Black and White RSOs reside, as well as assessing characteristics of census tracts with high concentrations of RSOs in residence. Findings show that census tracts where sex offenders reside display more social disorganization than communities and the nation as a whole. Census tracts where Black RSOs reside are generally more socially disorganized than those where White RSOs reside. Additionally White RSOs are more likely to reside in census tracts with high concentrations of RSOs. © 2008 by The Haworth Press. All rights reserved.

Publication Date

12-1-2008

Publication Title

Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice

Volume

6

Issue

1

Number of Pages

65-82

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1300/J222v06n01_05

Socpus ID

57749125227 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/57749125227

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