This may also be seen at Criminal Legal News By Sandy Rozek . . . Testimony from individuals at a sentencing hearing has one primary purpose: to give the court additional information on which to base a sentencing decision. Victim impact statements focus
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This week brings us to Episode 42 of the podcast. We are deeply humbled receiving yet another patron, Tim! Thank you to all of our patrons for supporting the show. Does NARSOL get credit for the shelters being open during the hurricane
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Our September program, like last month’s popular program, also dealt with deregistration petitions and included an hour of Can They Do That? A third hour dealing with the pros and cons of negotiated pleas was scheduled but was cancelled due to technical difficulties.
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A tragedy is playing out in North Carolina, a tragedy riding on the storm waves of Hurricane Florence predicted to make landfall along the coastline within a few days. Some areas have already been declared mandatory evacuation zones, and emergency shelters are
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Welcome to Registry Matters Episode 41! Who would believe people would listen to a couple of nuts talk about the registry in such overwhelming numbers! Thank you! On the docket this week: A question from a patron about being removed from the
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See Robin’s profile on the JLUSA website. By Robin . . . I am the vice chair of the National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws (NARSOL) and the founder and president of Vivante Espero, the foundation that supports it. Our main
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By ATSA The Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers is an international organization that stresses sound research and data-driven information in the prevention of sexual abuse. Fact 1: There is no specific type of person who commits sexual abuse. People who
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The Registry Matters Podcast moves into episode 40 this week. An article from the Economist posits why support for the death penalty is going up; failure to report your social media passwords could put you behind bars; the California bail bill might
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By Sandy . . . “Hero punches pedophile.” That’s the name of a campaign on GoFundMe, a campaign designed to raise money for the defense and as a “thank you” for Kevin Smith, a man who, in best vigilante style, leapt across
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On the Registry Matters Podcast Episode 39: We start with the story of the police department staffer saying that registrants should be shot and segue into reasons to hire someone who went to prison. Other issues include: failed background checks in Idaho;
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