The goals of the present study were to examine the recidivism rates of two matched
samples of sexual offenders, those released prior to and after sex offender registration and …

Issues of child abduction and molestation have risen so high on social agendas that they have
all but eclipsed similarly offensive crimes. Media broadcasts of a rash of child abductions, …

This study explores the potential impact of residence restrictions on housing availability for
registered sex offenders in Camden County, New Jersey (N = 211). The proportion of …

This study examines how registered sex offenders (RSOs) experience, respond to, and
attribute stress regarding sex offender registration and notification process and policies. In …

This study examined lifetime trauma and life event stressors among young and older prisoners.
A stratified random sample of young (age 18 to 24 years) and older (age 55 and above) …

Despite a great deal of information on various types of offenders, there is only limited
longitudinal research on the offending patterns, typologies, and recidivism of different types of …

Objectives Examine 25 years of Sex Offender Registration and Notification (SORN) evaluations
and their effects on recidivism. Methods We rely on methodology guidelines established …

The United States’ older adult prison population is growing rapidly. This study identifies and
describes important psychosocial characteristics, particularly trauma, life-event stressors, …

The relative contributions of mental illness and substance use disorders to criminal
recidivism have important clinical and policy implications. This study reviewed 36 months of …

Given the severity of the crime and the lengthy sentences often accompanying convictions,
homicide tends to be seen as the culminating event in a criminal career. In an attempt to …