The claims that sex offenders’ re-offense rates are frightening and high have been solidly disproven. In fact, statistics now show that re-offense rates for this group of offenders, less than 5 percent, is among the lowest of all categories. Full Letter to the Editor
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The article is a bit confusing. The info it provides at the beginning is contradictory to the editors note. Is the information just wrong or poorly presented?
This Broken Arrow editor are using stuff from the author of the flawed Static99, prior to 2006. Using his stats is like hanging a hat on the wind. The editor inappropriate response was grasping for straws.
I’m assuming you mean the editors note portion? As far as I’m aware, all modern statistics that actually focus on sexual recidivism fall between 1%-5%. Modern statistics that show a higher number include any run in with the law as recidivism, which is incorrect data to use as that applies to every single criminal group.
I believe the 13% number is inclusive of failing to register offenses which are considered sexual offenses. The 1-5% is more accurate as it takes out regulatory violations. But regardless, 5% or 13% is still 1/8 to 1/3 the rate of all other recidivism. The editor must have felt obliged to add this note so his paper didn’t appear supportive of registered citizens.
Then the information should be better explained. You can’t through out two contradictory numbers and leave it like that without explanation when one is three times larger than the other. Not questioning the data behind the numbers is what lead us here in the first place. Whenever I see a large number like that, I always question what’s behind it as it pretty much always seems like they’re included data that’s not actually sexual recidivism.
Thanks, Follow $, I knew that 13% rate was too high.
(Too bad the editors don’t clarify that.😡)
The editor (who wrote the note following this awesome op-ed) must be related to the “frightening and high” SCOTUS justice. Pulling more bullcrap statistics out of his a**. What a crock of crap!!!