An Analysis of the Sex Offender Registry: Compliant and Non-Compliant Sex Offenders
Access Type
Open Access
Entry Number
105
Start Date
4-5-2017 11:30 AM
End Date
4-5-2017 11:45 AM
Department
Criminology
Abstract
In the United States, it is required that all States abide by federal legislation in terms of the Sex Offender Registry. Specifically, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, it is an individual's responsibility to register if they have been convicted of a sex crime. However, not all individuals comply with this registry. This study involved the use of secondary data taken directly from Virginia's Sex Offender Registry in a retrospective design. The researcher selected three zip codes within Central Virginia and utilized the Sex Offender Registry with over 150 convicted offenders to determine general case characteristics of those offenders who failed to register and those offenders who complied with the legal requirement.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Kim McCabe
An Analysis of the Sex Offender Registry: Compliant and Non-Compliant Sex Offenders
In the United States, it is required that all States abide by federal legislation in terms of the Sex Offender Registry. Specifically, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, it is an individual's responsibility to register if they have been convicted of a sex crime. However, not all individuals comply with this registry. This study involved the use of secondary data taken directly from Virginia's Sex Offender Registry in a retrospective design. The researcher selected three zip codes within Central Virginia and utilized the Sex Offender Registry with over 150 convicted offenders to determine general case characteristics of those offenders who failed to register and those offenders who complied with the legal requirement.