Month: March 2016

Smart Talk: Sex offender registries work?

by Larry • March 30, 2016 • 0 Comments

What to look for on Smart Talk Tuesday, March 29, 2016: Go to the Pennsylvania State Police website and you can find a link to Megan’s Law website — a list of convicted sex crime offenders. The list includes photographs…

When facts aren’t facts: A look at the effectiveness of SORs

by Larry • March 26, 2016 • 0 Comments

The passages of sexual offender registries have grabbed headlines as steps toward public safety against unchanging “predators” who are being released back into society. The registry laws themselves have cost billions of dollars and generally are passed with overwhelming support.…

Laws and Prevention of Sexual Violence or Recidivism

by Larry • March 24, 2016 • 0 Comments

Abstract: Sexual violence is a significant public health problem in the United States. In an effort to decrease the incidence of sexual assault, legislators have passed regulatory laws aimed at reducing recidivism among convicted sexual offenders. As a result, sex…

Predator Panic Preoccupies Parents

by Larry • March 17, 2016 • 0 Comments

BY LENORE SKENAZY A mom just bought a toy for her 2-year-old that signals to pedophiles that the girl is ready to be traded for sex. Wait, what? I’d repeat it, but it still wouldn’t make any sense. And yet, this…

Adult Sex Offender Management

by Larry • March 16, 2016 • 0 Comments

The U.S. Department of Justice, July 2015, report shows that sex offender laws are ineffective and create more harms than producing any genuine good. See http://www.smart.gov/pdfs/AdultSexOffenderManagement.pdf in short—reference last paragraph of article: In terms of SORN, research to date has exhibited mixed…

When juveniles are found guilty of sexual misconduct

by Larry • March 8, 2016 • Comments Off

Please read this intense article by Sarah Stillman, staff writer at The New Yorker and a visiting scholar at the N.Y.U. Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. The following is truncated and an excerpt of her post, due to the length…