Trends in the management of registered sexual offenders across England and Wales: a geographical approach to the study of sexual offending

Hudson, Kirsty; Taylor, Chris; Henley, Andrew

Abstract

Social scientists, and geographers in particular, have long been interested in examining spatial patterns of offending in order to generate a “geography” of crime and criminality. This paper examines what value, if any, a geographical approach to the study of sexual offending might offer. Utilising published official data from England and Wales it presents for the first time geographical analyses of the registration, risk assessment and management of Registered Sexual Offenders (RSOs) across 42 Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangement (MAPPA) areas. In doing so it considers and evaluates the methodological issues pertaining to the use of such data and such a geographical approach. We conclude that geographical interpretations of both the incidence of RSOs and the rates of risk allocations between MAPPA areas provide valuable insights and raise new questions about the way in which RSOs are managed nationally and are thus worthy of further exploration.

Citation

Hudson, K., Taylor, C., & Henley, A. (2015). Trends in the management of registered sexual offenders across England and Wales: a geographical approach to the study of sexual offending. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 21(1), (56-70). doi:10.1080/13552600.2014.949314. ISSN 1355-2600

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 9, 2014
• Online Publication Date: Sep 9, 2014
• Publication Date: Jan 2, 2015
• Deposit Date: Aug 7, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 24, 2018
• Journal: Journal of Sexual Aggression
• Print ISSN: 1355-2600
• Electronic ISSN: 1742-6545
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 21
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 56-70
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13552600.2014.949314
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/958745
• Publisher URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13552600.2014.949314
• Additional Information: Peer Review Statement: The publishing and review policy for this title is described in its Aims & Scope.; Aim & Scope: http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=aimsScope&journalCode=tjsa20; ; This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Sexual Aggression on 9 Sep 2014, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13552600.2014.949314.