2013-09-192013-09-192012http://hdl.handle.net/11212/317https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/240099.pdfThis study seeks to examine important components of our nation s sex offender tracking and monitoring systems, with a focus on risk assessment and sexual recidivism (measured by re-arrest). The principal aims of this study were fourfold: (1) to compare the nationally recommended Adam Walsh Act (AWA) classification tiers with actuarial risk assessment instruments in their respective abilities to identify high risk individuals and recidivists; (2) to evaluate the predictive accuracy of existing state risk assessment classification schemes; (3) to examine the distribution of risk assessment scores within and across tier categories as defined by the AWA; and (4) to examine the role of offender age in recidivism risk across the adult lifespan.pdfCourtsGuidelinesLawOffenderPredator, sexualRepeatText