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Using Tax Parcels to Select a Location-Based Sample

An Illustration That Examines Residents' Awareness of Sex Offenders in Neighborhoods

Sarah W. Craun

University of Tennessee

Bridget Freisthler

University of California, Los Angeles

Social science research is increasingly considering place when examining social programs and policies with a spatial component. A specific research challenge involving spatial policies is how to select a sample of individuals based on their geographic locations. This article illustrates the use of geographic information systems, tax parcels, and mail surveys to target residents in varied geographic areas. A provided example demonstrates how researchers obtained a sample of respondents living within one tenth of a mile of multiple registered sex offenders. The challenges of using tax parcels to obtain addresses for apartments and mobile home parks are also explored.

Key Words: spatial sample • GIS • tax parcels • social policy • sex offenders

This version was published on August 1, 2008

Evaluation Review, Vol. 32, No. 4, 315-334 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0193841X08316110
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