Abstract
Despite the growing body of research examining the collateral consequences of legislation governing sex offenders, a complete understanding of their residential choices post release remains elusive. This paper develops a predictive-analytical framework that helps determine which demo-graphic and socioeconomic factors best forecast the residential choices of convicted sex offenders. Specifically, a derived index of social disorganization (ISDOR) is implemented in both statistical and nonlinear data mining approaches to predict the presence of sex offenders in a community. The results of the analysis are encouraging, predicting nearly 75% of registered offender locations correctly. The utility of this framework as a tool for public policy and law enforcement is discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1925-1942 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Environment and Planning A |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 8 2010 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Environmental Science (miscellaneous)