University Press of America
Pages: 104
Trim: 6 x 9
978-0-7618-4123-4 • Paperback • August 2008 • $44.99 • (£35.00)
Sean Maddan is Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminology at the University of Tampa.
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Review of Sex Offender Registration and Notification Research
Chapter 3. Sex Offender Registration and Notification Laws and the Labeling Perspective
Chapter 4. Methodology
Chapter 5. Analysis and Findings
Chapter 6. Conclusions and Discussion
Maddan employed criminal data from the state of Arkansas to examine recidivism among sex offenders and determine the effects of registration policies on these behaviors. The author includes a thorough description of his research methodology, an analysis of his findings and conclusions, and logistic regression equations for both groups of offenders.
— Research Book News, August 2009