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State governments in the United States register sex offenders and provide to the public notification of the location, identifying information and criminal history of these registered sex offenders (RSOs). Four fifths of US states use web maps to achieve this goal. The design, content, and maintenance of these RSO web maps vary greatly. This chapter examines the history of registration of sex offenders, similarities and differences among RSO web maps and spatial issues related to them, as well as the use and misuse of these web maps.
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Leipnik, M.R., Ye, X. (2014). State Registration of Sex Offenders: Public Notification, Web Mapping, and Spatial Issues. In: Elmes, G., Roedl, G., Conley, J. (eds) Forensic GIS. Geotechnologies and the Environment, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8757-4_6
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