“State laws that allow sexually violent predators to be locked up even after they have served their sentences are based on questionable assumptions that they continue to pose a danger to society, according to a study published in the American Criminal Law Review.

“The study focused on California where, according to the authors, research indicating that sexually violent predators (SVPs) are less likely to re-commit crimes than other offenders was suppressed because it challenged the constitutional legitimacy of the state’s SVP laws.”

Read the article in The Crime Report.

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Posted by rbchatelle on Monday, August 6th, 2018 @ 8:38AM
Categories: Sex Offender Issues

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