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…
Category: Statistics and Research
Rationale for Registry Reform
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…
Incarceration is not the worst sentence justice system can impose
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…
Preliminary Survey Results – Law Enforcement Perspectives on SORN
Here are the results from the Law Enforcement Perspectives on Sex Offender Registration and Notification Preliminary Survey Results https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/249189.pdf A couple of highlights to include: How often would you say you use or access information contained on your state’s sex…