[Note: Friends of Justice is a personal blog. I speak only for myself.]
“We know today almost all child sexual abuse involves people the victim knows, and almost all new sex offenses involve those not on registries. Sex offenses in New York have not decreased due to the registry, and recidivism rates for those with sex offense convictions are among the lowest of any offense.
“Research has exhaustively documented the negative consequences of registries beyond their ineffectiveness. In addition to the extraordinary stigma of “sex offender,” the registry destroys personal and social networks, increases unemployment and homelessness, and subjects those on it to verbal and physical assaults.”
Read the article by NCRJ Director Emily Horowitz in the New York Daily News.
