2004 UC Proceedings Abstract
 Testing of Apparent Child Sex Offender Clustering Track: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Author(s): Kenneth Clontz, J. Mericle During a previous research project, the authors of this work noticed an apparent clustering of registered child sexual offenders as reflected by street addresses. The following research seeks to determine whether or not this effect is real or apparent. If this correlation exists, does it further relate to income levels of the neighborhood as established by the 2000 U.S. Census data? Since child sexual offenders are known to be present in every income strata, this finding would support a long standing Criminological hypothesis that those without financial resources are more likely to be convicted (and registered as offenders) than wealthier offenders. Mapping of registered sexual offenders and corresponding income level by census block comparison is of the Chicago, Il, Metroplex region. Kenneth Clontz Western Illinois University Law Enforcement and Justice Administration 403 Stipes Hall 1 University Circle Macomb , IL 61415 US Phone: 309-298-2251 Fax: 309-298-2187 E-mail: ka-clontz@wiu.edu J. Mericle Western Illinois University Department of Law Enforcement and Justice Administration 403 Stipes Hall 1 University Circle Macomb , IL 61455 US Phone: 309-298-1928 Fax: 309-298-2187 E-mail: jg-mericle@wiu.edu |
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