Really good study released this month by CAPPS ; highlights the LOW recidivism rate for people with sex offenses First Article: Very few violent offenders on parole return to prison for similar crimes, study says: http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/12/very_few_violent_offenders_on.html Second Article: Paroling people … Continued
Josh Gravens Fights Criminal Justice Policies that Hurt … Josh Gravens is using his experience as a child on the sex offender registry to help combat criminal justice policies that hurt children. Josh Gravens Fights Criminal Justice Policies … Continued
This Article provides a view of the registration process inside the Dallas Police Department. http://www.dallasnews.com/news/columnists/steve-blow/20141102-for-1.4-million-dallas-sex-offender-registration-doesnt-buy-much.ece
Megan’s Laws were supposed to protect children. But two decades of research show they don’t improve anyone’s safety, least of all children’s. In fact, it may be minors themselves who are harmed most by the laws put in place to … Continued
California RSOL has been all over the news lately and similar articles have been published in several major newspapers this past week. Below article has some GREAT talking points. Sex-offender laws are ineffective and unfair, critic… Experts … Continued
It would be a good idea for some of our more eloquent posters to chime in with comments. http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/best-southwest/headlines/20140817-sounding-off-best-southwest-readers-weigh-in-on-boundaries-for-sex-offenders.ece Sounding Off: Best Southwest readers weigh in on boundar… Should Dallas and other cities establish buffer zones for residents who are … Continued
The Best Ideas for Reforming Sex Offender Registries Since 1994, when Congress first ordered states to create sex offender registries, the laws in the United States about sex crimes have steadily ratcheted up. As we’ve tried to show … Continued
Steve Blow Is Right About Sex Offender Laws, and Dallas Should Pay Attention Steve Blow Is Right About Sex Offender Laws, and Dallas … The debate about media sensationalism and moral panic concerning sex offenders is … Continued
Three Maps of Laws That Put People on the Sex Offender List for Ridiculous Reasons http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2014/08/mapped_sex_offender_registry_laws_on_statutory_rape_public_urination_and.html Three maps show states that register people as sex offenders for consensual teenage sex, peeing in public, and prostitution.
Sex Offender Laws Have Gone Too Far Our draconian policies about sex offenses reflect our ignorance of them. By Matt Mellema, Chanakya Sethi, and Jane Shim “The assumption that sex offenders are at high risk of recidivism has always … Continued