This issue focuses on how mapping and spatial analysis can help jurisdictions understand the effects of sex offender residency restrictions.  Specifically, it discusses how residency restrictions affect recidivism - whether they hamper offenders' reentry process and make it less likely that they will get treatment and services. Articles include a discussion of whether residency restrictions are a good idea, a study of residency restrictions in Minnesota, a report on the use of GPS monitoring for sex offenders in Florida, and a description of a spatial analysis technique for tracking sex offenders piloted by California Department of Corrections data.

Aricles include:

• Residency Restrictions: What’s Geography Got to Do with It?
• Right Place, Right Time: GPS Monitoring in Pinellas County
• Residency Restrictions and Sex Offender Recidivism: Implications for Public Safety
• Geographic Research Suggests Sex Offender Residency Laws May Not Work