Author: FAC Contributor #1

  On August 7, 2015, the United States Sentencing Commission introduced a proposed amendment, “crime of violence” to include non-contact CP offenders. The Commission is currently reviewing criminal research data and federal sentencing statistics. The proposed amendment would then be promulgated to amend Section 4B1.2(a)(2) of the sentencing guidelines, which would be submitted to Congress NO later than May 1,

As Halloween approaches, many communities will start enacting or enforcing restrictions on the activities of registered citizens based on the myth that this holiday is a particularly dangerous time of year. For those looking to challenge this myth or respond to newspaper articles touting the “sex offender halloween scare”, you can cite this 2009 study which examined the myth and

The damage that is done every day to SO’s on the registry is undeniable. But the laws created with the intention of regulating and punishing sex offenders are also regulating and punishing the lives of their families. Many families are forced, due to economic reasons, to live within restricted areas. While one member of the family may be a RSO,

Richard B. Belzer has done a study to find out the over all costs associated with operating and maintaining the sex offender Registry and community notification compared to its social benefits.  The report consists of a pair of benefit-cost analyses of the application of registration and notification laws to juvenile sex offenders. The first is a quantitative retrospective assessment of

Under the current laws, PAROLED registered sex offenders in the state of Florida are restricted from participating in Halloween activities such as distribution of candy and wearing Halloween costumes. This reflects the message legislators are trying to convey that RSOs are to continue to be excluded from society.   Other states also participate in “No Candy” laws. North Carolina, Ohio,