Repeat Violent Offenders: Mapping Recidivism in Relation to Low Income Housing

• In Event: Policing Heterogeneous Crimes

Abstract

Repeat violent offenders present a special problem to law enforcement. To address this issue the Reno Police Department has created the Repeat Offender Program (ROP) to monitor offenders who have three or more violent felony convictions. Using GIS, all ROP target residences were mapped and subsequent criminal activity for each offender was obtained. This research examines the nature of the new criminal activity and what percentage of ROP targets continues to engage in violent/predatory activities. This research also looks at the relationship between violent recidivism and low income housing such as budget motels or trailer parks, housing types often used by offenders.

Authors

• Jessie Huff, University of Nevada, Reno

• Emmanuel Barthe, University of Nevada, Reno