FAC Sends Letter to Florida Sheriffs re: Travel

After receiving a response from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, FAC sent letters to all 67 Sheriff’s Offices in Florida to hopefully correct their practice of requiring notice whenever you leave the state (without establishing a new residence). A copy of the letter is below. If your sheriff’s office continues to require you notify them anytime you leave the

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At least 181 K-12 educators charged with child sex crimes in first half of 2022

At least 181 K-12 educators, including four principals, were arrested on child sex-related crimes in the U.S. in the first six months of 2022, ranging from child pornography to raping students. An analysis conducted by Fox News Digital looked at local news stories week by week featuring arrests of principals, teachers, substitute teachers and teachers’ aides on child sex-related crimes

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The County Where Businesses Can Self-Identify As Parks in Order to Keep Sex Offenders Away

In 2020, an ordinance in Brevard County, Florida, permitted a business to certify itself as a place where children congregate—the moral equivalent of a park—thereby making it a crime for anyone on the sex offense registry to venture inside, or loiter nearby. The idea, apparently, was to make kids even safer from danger. But, “proximity” laws prohibiting sex offenders from

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“Secondary registrants”: A new conceptualization of the spread of community control

U.S. policies influence worldwide responses to sexual offending and community control. Individuals in the U.S. convicted of sex offenses experience surveillance and control beyond their sentences, including public registries and residency restrictions. While the targets are the convicted individuals, many registrants have romantic partners, children, and other family members also navigating these restrictions. Findings from a qualitative study using written

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