Registries are totally ineffetive at protecting the public from harm 7-17-2023. Raleigh, North Carolina . . . On July 8 in Rockford, Illinois, a horrible crime took place. A little ten-year-old girl, playing outside in her yard, was kidnapped and murdered close to
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By John C. . . . Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has vetoed two punitive bills that AZRSOL strongly opposed. One (SB1253) would have required that anyone listed on the sex offense registry who has a child in school must report their registration status
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In this timely and extensively researched book, sociologist Emily Horowitz shows how current sex-offense policies in the United States create new forms of harm and prevent those who have caused harm from the process of constructive repentance or contributing to society after
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By Sandy . . . As NARSOL’s impact grows stronger, so do the efforts of those who wish to assign malevolent intent to our organization. Being a strong believer in freedom of speech, I advocate for the right to do that. However,
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By Sandy . . . Even before the 2023 conference took place, plans had begun for 2024, which will be in Atlanta, Georgia. Meanwhile, the 2023 conference drew to a close at noon on Sunday, June 25. Saturday afternoon’s sessions were a
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By Sandy . . . As I write, we are a day and a half into our conference, NARSOL’s 15th annual national conference and the third to be held in Houston, Texas. Day one started with warm welcomes from Robin, our board
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From Rushville Treatment and Detentiion Facility in Illinois: Dear Sandy Rozek, My name is XXXX, and on January 19, 2022, after six long years of fighting for my life in the courtroom (self-representation) and in the Cook County, Illinois jail, I pled
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Last week I received a letter from an inmate in Iowa nearing the approach of his release date and terrified that he would be sent to the Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders. He wote about what that facility was like. This
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By Vicky Campo . . . Meet Ryan, who, as a young man, had a caring and consensual relationship with his high school sweetheart. After months of dating, just before her 15th birthday and shortly after his 18th, their relationship became sexual.
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By Emily Horowitz . . . Watching the Senate hearings for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, I was struck by how Republican senators pounced on the judge’s thoughtful, considered, and mainstream sex offense sentencing. My research examines why our sex offense policies are
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