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Victims & Offenders
An International Journal of Evidence-based Research, Policy, and Practice
Volume 3, 2008 - Issue 1: Sex Offenders: Assessment, Treatment, and Research
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Where Registered Sex Offenders Live: Community Characteristics and Proximity to Possible Victims

Richard Tewksbury Department of Justice Administration, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Elizabeth Ehrhardt Mustaine Department of Sociology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA
Pages 86-98 | Published online: 17 Jan 2008

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