Abstract reprinted with permission by author By Catherine L. Carpenter . . . Saying something is true does not make it so. And saying it louder does not make it truer. But such is the legislative posture behind modern day sex offense registration laws that punish those who commit sex crimes because of entrenched myths […]
By Anthony Branciforte . . . Voters decided Tuesday at a town meeting to repeal an 11-year-old ordinance banning people on the sex-offender registry from many public places in town. The 50-13 vote came after more than an hour of discussion about the “child safety zone” ordinance, which is being challenged in a lawsuit by an […]
Mr. Timothy Lockwood Chief Regulatory and Policy Management Branch California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations P.O. Box 94283 Sacramento, CA 94283-0001 Comment: CDCR’s Blanket Exclusion of Inmates with Sex Offense Convictions in the Revised Sections 3177 and 3315 Dear Chief Lockwood, NARSOL is a national advocacy organization that defends and protects the interests of citizens […]
Reprinted in full with permission; first published in the Delaware Daily State News Oc. 26, 2023 By Margaret . . . Kudos to our legislators for passing House Bill 186 during Delaware’s 2023 legislative session and to Gov. John Carney for signing the bill into law. HB 186 will provide pathways off the Delaware Sex […]
October 16, Gail Colletta, president of the Florida Action Committee, NARSOL’s affiliate organization in Florida, spoke to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, about the inhumanity of the registry and residency restrictions. She was allowed only two minutes to speak, and she certainly packed a lot into those two minutes. This is Gail’s speech, printed […]
By Sandy . . . When Johnny Brown was 18, he committed a felony which resulted in a sentence of five years’ imprisonment and five years’ parole. Johnny served out his full sentence of incarceration, and his release date was January 30, 2015. Three months prior, he was told that he needed to submit the […]
This document is an attempt to summarize a research report published by the National Council on Institutions and Alternatives (NCIA). The March 2007 report was called “Towards More Effective Sex Offense Legislation.” This summary does not necessarily reflect the views of the NCIA itself.] Recidivism is defined as repeat criminal behavior among offenders. Of all crimes, […]
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Reproduced in full with author permission. Originally published at little red dots. By Guy Hamilton-Smith . . . Time for another very exciting post, this time about a research brief commissioned by the federal SMART office — the office responsible for federal policy and implementation with respect to sex offense registration. Who doesn’t love research briefs? […]
NARSOL calls for end to sex offender registries Cites overwhelming evidence of ineffectiveness after a quarter century FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE . . . Oct. 27, 2022 Why do we have sex offender registries? Patty Wetterling, the mother of Jacob Wetterling, was largely responsible for the creation of such a registry in 1994 after Jacob was abducted in […]