Archive for Sex Offender Issues
I’m a public defender. My clients would rather go to jail than register as sex offenders.
“But I realize now that many of my clients would choose to take on more jail time, more fees — anything to avoid being labeled a sex offender for life. That’s because our …
To Reduce Recidivism Rates, Turn to Housing Policy
The criminal justice system has immense influence on an ex-offender’s ability to work, live, and interact post-release. Treating all sex offenders as one, rather than treating them as individuals therapeutically and programmatically, makes no sense, especially if we are interested …
Sex Offender Registration: Driven by Fear or Real Risk?
“The fact is that we have no idea of who is going to offend or re-offend,” said Professor Heather Ellis Cucolo—an attorney, adjunct professor, and director of New York Law School’s Online Mental Disability Law Program. “The ironic part of …
Are Sex Offenders White?
“Yes, this group is more racially proportionate to the general population than, say, drug offenders. But like every other criminal population, people convicted and punished for sex crimes are disproportionately African-American.”
Read the article by Judith Levine and Erica Meiners …
Don’t Just Get Kids Off the Sex Offender Registry. Abolish It
Exclusive focus on the young offender—rather than a rejection of the entire sex offender regime—avoids the larger, less politically popular truth. “Sex offender registries are harmful to kids and to adults,” says Emily Horowitz, associate professor of sociology and criminal …
Dr. Emily Horowitz Will Discuss her Book in Boston on April 11
Dr. Emily Horowitz, NCRJ Boad member and author of Protecting Our Kids: How Sex Offender Laws are Failing Us, will be speaking in Boston on April 11th. The event will take place from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. at the …
When facts aren’t facts: A look at the effectiveness of sexual offender registries
“However, overwhelming research has shown that sexual offenders, as a whole, are some of the least likely groups to commit new crimes, Rydberg said.
“Rydberg said one major study found that only about 5 percent of sexual …
A Special Evening With the San Antonio Four
The National Center for Reason and Justice (NCRJ)
Invites you to a special evening with the “SAN ANTONIO 4”
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 7:30 PM
Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St., NYC
The “San Antonio 4” …
Going Nowhere
‘The Los Angeles Times called International Megan’s Law “vindictive,” just one more torture exacted upon today’s designated boogeyman. In the Washington Post, David Post noted that a passport is not just a travel document but also a “badge of citizenship”—of …