Demographics, Region and Classification of Sexual Offenders are Associated with the Non-Compliance of the Tennessee Sexual and Violent Sexual Offender Registration, Verification and Tracking Act of 2004
Abstract
This research examines demographic variables that may influence the compliance of Tennessee sex offenders with the Tennessee Sexual and Violent Sexual Offender Registration, Verification and Tracking Act of 2004. The independent variables analyzed were region of residence, tier level of conviction, race, age and gender. Sampling included selecting 400 sex offenders from each of Tennessee's grand regions to include offenders from the west, east, middle, and northeast regions for a total of 1600 participants. Data analyzed was secondary data from records acquired from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Chi-Square Statistics was used to determine the statistical significance across the variables in regards to compliance of the Sex Offender Registry. The results showed that all of the demographic variables achieved statistical significance with the dependent variable. The overall findings revealed that sex offenders residing in the western counties of Tennessee, who were male, black, and convicted of a Tier I offense were most likely to violate the Sex Offender Registry laws.
Subject Area
Law|Criminology|Demography
Recommended Citation
Stephanie D Davis,
"Demographics, Region and Classification of Sexual Offenders are Associated with the Non-Compliance of the Tennessee Sexual and Violent Sexual Offender Registration, Verification and Tracking Act of 2004"
(2013).
ETD Collection for Tennessee State University.
Paper AAI1541410.
https://digitalscholarship.tnstate.edu/dissertations/AAI1541410