RT Article
T1 Offender Presence, Available Victims, Social Disorganization and Sex Offense Rates
JF American journal of criminal justice
VO 35
IS 1/2
SP 1
OP 14
A1 Tewksbury, Richard
A1 Mustaine, Elizabeth Ehrhardt
A1 Covington, Michele
A2 Mustaine, Elizabeth Ehrhardt
A2 Covington, Michele
LA English
YR 2010
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764201728
AB 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.
K1 Child victims
K1 Victims
K1 Sex Offenses
K1 Social Disorganization
DO 10.1007/s12103-010-9070-6