This report presents the results of an analysis examining levels of state adherence to federal requirements set forth pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), also known as Title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and…
On Wednesday, July 20th KABF Radio (public affairs) and It Could Be You Hosted by Arkansas Time After Time aired live an interview with Vicki Henry, president of Women Against Registry, and Janice Bellucci, President of California RSOL to talk about the upcoming…
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From: JOHN DOE v. STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Argued: May 8, 2014 Opinion Issued: February 12, 2015 The Supreme Court noted that shame or stigma was not the objective of these laws, as it was for the historical punishment of…
What’s the Real Rate of Sex-Crime Recidivism? One sentence in a 1986 mass-market magazine continues to sway court cases involving sex offenders. By Steven Yoder In the early 1980s, rehabilitation counselor Robert Longo could hardly have known that his work…
Labeling theory proposes that self-identity and behavior of individuals may be determined or influenced by the words used to describe or classify them; the stigma and isolation resulting from labels attached to those who deviate from social norms can be…
I’m a public defender. My clients would rather go to jail than register as sex offenders. by Rachel Marshall on July 5, 2016 When I first became a public defender, I believed the worst punishment that my clients would face…
Innocent people listed as sex offenders on databases A network of Arizona-based Internet companies is mining data from sex-offender sites maintained by law-enforcement agencies and using it to demand money and harass those who complain or refuse to pay. State…
I. Restoration of Civil Rights/Firearms Privileges A. Civil Rights Conviction of a felony suspends the right to vote, to hold office, and to sit on a jury. Ariz. Const. art. VII, § 2(C); Ariz. Rev. Stat. §§ 13-904(A)(1)-(3); 16-101(A)(5); 21-201(3).…
Hello everyone… Suffice it to say, Thursday and Friday (June 30 & July 1) were an emotional roller-coaster with a pit-stop in ‘airport delay’ hell. However, the outcome was spectacular…!!! We went to Las Vegas to show our support for…