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Reread this 2011 article from the University of Chicago questioning the effectiveness of current sex offender laws. Two studies are cited that conclude that these laws do not support the intended results. Two studies in the latest issue of The Journal of Law and Economics cast doubt on whether sex offender registry and notification laws actually work as intended. One study, by J.J. Prescott of the University of Michigan and...
FEBRUARY 12, 2018 BY ALISA NELSON “State legislators are talking about updating Missouri’s sex offender registry to be more in...
Once a sexual offender, not always a sexual offender Whereas there is a common assumption that most individuals...
Sex Offender Laws in the US This comprehensive document speaks to the glaring shortcomings of US sex offender...
LINCOLN, Neb. — A state senator from Bellevue wants to change the rules for Nebraska’s sex offender registry....
The Illinois Supreme Court has heard arguments over a state law that forbids sex offenders whose victims were...
A group representing California sex offenders is trying again to block a law that requires a marker to be placed in the passports of people convicted of sex offenses against children. Go to this US News report here By DON THOMPSON, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A group representing sex offenders sued again Thursday to challenge a law that requires a marker to be placed in the...
From The National Registry of Exonerations read about this exoneree, Earnest Leap. False accusations in divorce, later exonerated of wrong-doing. About The National Registry of Exonerations
As reported in the Altona, PA newspaper, Altona Mirror on Jan 10, 2018 Under those opinions, questions arose as to the constitutionality of the state law requiring sexual offenders to register with state police and to periodically update their registration. The court is questioning the constitutionality of sex offender laws as it pertains to dates of conviction as well as other considerations. The key ruling, Long explained, that...
Read the HuffPost article here If you would like to contribute to the Federal Lawsuit ACSOL's Janice Bellucci is filing please go to the ACSOL website and donate as a WAR Member.
Rose, Justin P. (2017) "Where Sex Offender Registration Laws Miss the Point: Why a Return to an Individualized Approach and a Restoration of Judicial Discretion in Sentencing Will Better Serve the Governmental Goals of Registration and Protect Individual Liberties from Unnecessary Encroachments," Mitchell Hamline Law Journal of Public Policy and Practice: Vol. 38, Article 2. Where Sex Offender Registration Laws Miss the Point_ Why a Return
Check out these resources used by journalist on the topic of sex offender laws, registries, and policy questions. Click the following link for an example of the resources available: “Sex Offender Laws in the United States: Smart Policy or Disproportionate Sanctions?” [caption id="attachment_645" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Sex offender laws, registries and policy questions: Research roundup[/caption] Sex offender laws, registries and policy questions: Research roundup
Funded and administered by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), the National Reentry Resource Center (NRRC) is the nation’s primary source of information and guidance in reentry. Click the following link for this recent article from the center to get an good idea of the importance of the work.being done to help with reentry issues. Capitol Hill Event Showcases Progress in Reentry and Recidivism...
The Marshall Project presents... The Picks of 2017 - The best criminal justice books we read this year The Chickenshit Club: Why the Justice Department Fails to Prosecute Executives By Jessie Eisinger (2017) A Colony in a Nation By Chris Hayes (2017) The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America By Richard Rothstein (2017) ...
Sex offenders sue over Indiana registry requirement 12/17/17 11:57 AM INDIANAPOLIS — Three men have filed a lawsuit over an Indiana requirement that they register as sex offenders when moving to the state, saying they’re being treated differently than other residents in similar situations. By: The Republic newspaper, 2980 N. National Road, Suite A, Columbus, IN 47201
New Publications Contemporary Sex Offender Risk Management, Volume I: Perceptions (Palgrave Studies in Risk, Crime and Society) Edited by Kieran McCartan and Hazel Kemshall Available January 2018 Contemporary Sex Offender Risk Management, Volume II: Responses (Palgrave Studies in Risk, Crime and Society) Edited by Kieran McCartan and Hazel Kemshall Available January 2018 Sexual Offending: A Criminological Perspective (Global Issues in Crime and Justice) Edited by Patrick Lussier and Eric Beauregard Available April 2018 Living Under Sex Offender Laws:...
ACSOL founder and Advocate, Janice Bellucci presents The Truth About the Sex Offender Registry [embed]https://youtu.be/bBqSGgxjlR0[/embed]
[embed]https://youtu.be/3Z-bIkQUgmM[/embed] Dr Roger N Lancaster is professor of Gender/Sexuality, Culture and Political Economy, Crime and Punishment, American Studies, Latin America at George Mason University. Solitary Nation Podcast is a media outlet focusing on criminal justice reform efforts. Matt Duhamel is a reporter turned activist creating independent films focusing on sex offender registry and criminal justice reform.
Report from the The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) about this segment of sex offenders. Click image below to go to article. [caption id="attachment_576" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Graffiti[/caption]
2018 State Legislative Sessions [caption id="attachment_572" align="alignnone" width="640"] Lobbying/Protesting[/caption] 2018 Legislative Session
