PSC In The News
Davis-Kean et al. link children's self-perceptions to their math and reading achievement
Yang and Mahajan examine how hurricanes impact migration to the US
Patrick and colleagues analyze high-intensity drinking among adolescents
Highlights
Pamela Smock elected to PAA Committee on Publications
Viewing the eclipse from ISR-Thompson
Paula Fomby to succeed Jennifer Barber as Associate Director of PSC
PSC community celebrates Violet Elder's retirement from PSC
Mon, Sept 11, 2017, noon:
Welcoming of Postdoctoral Fellows: Angela Bruns, Karra Greenberg, Sarah Seelye and Emily Treleaven
Prescott finds reported sex offenses lower in neighborhoods with resident sex offenders
a PSC In The News reference, 2015
"Sexual assaults less likely in neighborhoods where registered sex offenders live" - PhysOrg.com. 06/23/2015.
In a study analyzing sex offender residential proximity and victimization risk, JJ Prescott and Amanda Agan find that reported sex offense victimization is generally lower in neighborhoods where more registered sex offenders live. They speculate that having an RSO in a neighborhood may increase vigilance around potentially predatory behavior.