(2000) The Iowa Sex Offender Registry and Recidivism, 2000. Human Rights, Department of
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Abstract
The Iowa Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning (CJJP) received funding through the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ (BJS) State Justice Statistics (SJS) Program for the purpose of collection and analysis of data related to implementation of the Iowa Sex Offender Registry. The research had two specific goals: · To enhance understanding of the State’s Sex Offender Registry through collection and analysis of data on sex offenders before and after the Registry’s implementation. · To develop and validate a unique Iowa Sex Offender Risk Assessment tool to assist in identifying those offenders who constitute the highest risk to re-offend. Few studies have addressed the impact of a Sex Offender Registry program on recidivism rates or other variables. It was the purpose of this first study to examine and compare two groups of individuals to determine what effect, if any, the requirement to register as a sex offender had on recidivism rates over a 3-4 year period.
| Item Type: | Departmental Report |
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| Keywords: | Crime Prevention, CJJP, Juvenile, Justice, Youth |
| Subjects: | Laws and regulations Law enforcement and courts > Crime > Crime statistics Law enforcement and courts > Crime Law enforcement and courts > Juvenile justice and rehabilitation |
| ID Code: | 1516 |
| Deposited By: | Margaret Barr |
| Deposited On: | 05 Aug 2004 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Aug 2004 |
| URI: | https://publications.iowa.gov/id/eprint/1516 |