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Abstract: 

Much research has been conducted in an attempt to explain the occurrence of sexual offending. While no single theory has been advocated as a comprehensive explanation for such behavior, a routine activities theory has been consistently supported by the literature as a useful framework. Because this theory has been empirically supported and has been shown to accurately account for a large number of sexual offenses, sex offender legislation has increasingly been based on the central tenets of routine activities theory.

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Affiliations:  1: John Jay College of Criminal Justice; 2: John Jay College of Criminal Justice.