Originally prublished in the Arizona Capitol Times By John Covert . . . Among all the policy experiments in this country that have thoroughly missed the mark, sex offense registries have surely earned their own special niche. Registries have been examined in
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By Sandy . . . It is seldom that the morning newsfeed offers not two but three pieces dealing with the same topic, a topic that piques my interest and warrants some consideration. Some states structure their sexual offender registry so that a
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By Sandy . . . I receive email every day — lots of it. Occasionally it is hate mail, but most of the time it is responsive, informative, helpful, or inspiring. I received one today that can only be described as awesome.
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By Larry and Sandy . . . After all the hoopla over the past several days regarding the booking of former president Donald Trump, NARSOL agrees with a recent article published by Reason Magazine. Mugshots are not taken for the purpose of
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Originally published at CT Mirror; published here in full with permission. By Cindy Prizio . . . This year will mark the 25th anniversary of the public Sex Offender Registry (SOR) in Connecticut. The SOR – also called the sexual offense registry by
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Published with permission by Newton Daily News, Newton, Iowa. By Christopher Braunschweig . . . Visitors at the Iowa Board of Corrections meeting Aug. 4 complained [that] the multidisciplinary team that determines if incarcerated individuals who finished treatment are still considered sexually violent
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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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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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Originally published at Arizona Capitol Times By John Covert . . . .Based on a false premise, Justice Anthony Kennedy asserted in the case of McKune v. Lile, 536 U.S. 24 (2002) that “the risk of recidivism posed by sex offenders is
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By Tim Botos . . . A sex offender moved into the Avondale neighborhood a few years ago. “And a lot of residents weren’t happy about it,” said Anthony DeGirolamo, president of the Avondale Community Improvement Association, comprised of the 374 homeowners
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