Editor’s Note: This is a well researched article that compares recidivism rates for many crimes and finds recidivism rates for those conivcted of sex related crimes to be extremely low. The author correctly notes that registrants need housing, jobs and healthcare. With the addition of those three basic factors to their lives, registrants could once again become productive citizens. Sex Offenders: Recidivism, Re-Entry Policy and Facts by Paul Heroux of the Huffington Post 11-11-11 Sexual predation is back in the national spotlight since Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State defense…
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LIFE SENTENCE FOR POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
Editor’s Note: A court in the state of Florida, known for its lack of common sense and compassion, has hit a new low mark. This time, a Florida judge sentenced a man with no prior criminal record to a life sentence for possession of child pornography. Florida courts in the past haver reserved lifetime sentences for those who murder their victims, not those who view photos of them. Federal guidelines for this offense could have resulted in a prison sentence of less than 6 years. The article below is from…
Read MoreNY Says “No” to Adam Walsh Act
Editor’s Note: The Adam Walsh Act would place additional restrictions on anyone convicted of a sex-related crime. Although passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law in 2006, only seven states (Ohio, Delaware, Florida, South Dakota, Michigan, Nevada and Wyoming) agreed to fully comply with that Act. The state of Ohio subsequently declared the Act to be unconstitutional. California does not comply with this Act. October 7, 2011 New York Opts Out of Compliance With Adam Walsh Act John Caher New York Law Journal The Cuomo administration has opted…
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