WATERLOO | Iowa’s Sex Offender Registry marked its 20th anniversary this year. Judging the list for effectiveness, though, depends less on longevity and more on users’ expectations.
The law went into effect in 1995 and the state’s website, iowasexoffenders.com, launched five years later. Full Article
Sgt. Steve Peterson, Black Hawk County Sherriff’s Office: “It is not always the people already convicted of sex crimes and registered as sex offenders to be the ones to watch out for, but more so those who are not yet known.”
It’s sad when law enforcement isn’t aware that 95+% of sex offences occur from people who ARE ALREADY KNOWN by the victim and aren’t registered citizens!
Interesting comments by the author about the popularity of the registries and opposition that would be faced if they were defunded even though they aren’t effective at meeting most of the goals that were used to justify their creation.
What a crock!
“Cowman, though, noted other studies support sex offender registries and their ability to deter re-offenses and protect the public.
“Protection and deterrence is still a viable part of our mission. It’s just really, really hard to measure,” he said.” You can’t measure something that doesn’t exist, you dolt!
Show me one documented case where the registry saved “just one child” or prevented anything. You can’t, because it never has done either; that’s a fact!
This next statement shows how out of touch with reality people really are.
“We don’t know what information a parent gleaned from that that helped a parent make a good decision,” Cowman added.
This is all too foolish for me to continue this post!