Title

Offender Presence, Available Victims, Social Disorganization And Sex Offense Rates

Keywords

Child victims; Sex offenses; Social disorganization; Victims

Abstract

The present study examines the utility of social disorganization theory for identifying community characteristics associated with varying rates of sex offenses both in general and against children. Measures of economic deprivation, community stability, cohesion, informal social control, presence of known offenders, and available opportunities are used in one urban county (Louisville, KY) to identify characteristics of census tracts with high rates of sex offenses. Results show that social disorganization theory is a moderately useful explanation for sexual offenses against adults, but not for sexual offenses against children. © Southern Criminal Justice Association 2010.

Publication Date

6-1-2010

Publication Title

American Journal of Criminal Justice

Volume

35

Issue

1

Number of Pages

1-14

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12103-010-9070-6

Socpus ID

77449128065 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/77449128065

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