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Abstract
Within 500 Feet: Do You Know Where Your Sex Offenders Are?
Track: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
Author(s): Kenneth Clontz, J. Mericle
One promising aspect of GIS mapping is its potential for addressing public safety concerns. GIS provides a quick method for establishing whether or not an offender's residence is located in accordance with his or her state's laws. In an exploratory study, the registered addresses of convicted child sexual offenders are plotted and checked for violations of Illinois' prohibition against such perpetrators living within a 500-foot radius of schools and other designated areas. Any subjects within the forbidden perimeters will be highlighted, and the implications of such findings discussed.
Kenneth Clontz
Western Illinois University
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
Stipes Hall 403
1 University Circle
Macomb , IL 61455-1390
USA
Phone: 309-298-2251
Fax: (309) 298-2187
E-mail: ka-clontz@wiu.edu
J. Mericle
Western Illinois University
Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
1 University Circle
403 Stipes Hall
Macomb 61455-1390
USA
Phone: 309-298-1928
Fax: (309) 298-2187
E-mail: Gayle_Mericle@ccmail.wiu.edu