A story from The Associated Press: All of the grandstanding “bash-the-sex-offender” laws promoted by vote-hungry politicians in California just do not work, according to the state’s own corrections department inspector general. And the California Sex Offender Management Board, made up of law enforcement and treatment professionals, says that only high-risk offenders, such as kidnappers andContinue reading “AP Reports on Failure of Grandstanding California Politicians’ Sex-Offender Laws”
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Baltimore Sun on Registries
In the wake of a court defeat for Maryland’s registry, the Baltimore Sun takes a cool unbiased look at the issue. An excerpt: Experts say there’s little evidence that the registries help keep the public safe, and can unfairly punish offenders. Some judges around the United States have agreed that the registries amount to unconstitutionalContinue reading “Baltimore Sun on Registries”
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