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In recent years, a number of state courts have struck down local sex-offender residency restrictions on a number of different legal grounds.  As this AP article reports, another state Supreme Court is now part of this group: “California’s Supreme Court ruled Monday the state cannot prohibit all registered sex offenders in San Diego County from living within 2,000 feet of a school

Paul Heroux, a Massachusetts State Representative, asks the question, do sex offender registries reduce recidivism? He answers the question immediately. No. Or at least that is what the empirical evidence and research on this issue shows. Seems clear enough but Heroux is a lawmaker with a constituency that could turn on him so he tries to hedge his bets. But

Russell Speigle: Man Discovers Sex Offender Is Moving To His Neighborhood, Allegedly Burns Down Home, Arson Sparks Debate Russell Speigle wasn’t too pleased to learn that a sex offender would be moving into his neighborhood. He, along with several other neighbors, reportedly voiced concerns about their fairly awkward new neighbor at a local neighborhood watch meeting, but to no avail.

Oft-cited stats about child abduction puts kidnappers behind every bush. But the numbers are old and frequently mangled, distorting our understanding of genuine risks to children.   As a parent of two young children, it’s my job to keep them healthy, safe, and happy. But I’m not at all worried they’re going to be snatched off the street. Why? Because

The Huffington Post presents an excellent question that everyone should be asking: Do Sex Offender Registries Reduce Recidivism? After all, millions (if not billions) are spent on this list, it requires onerous, if not draconian, obligations on the part of registrants, it consumes countless hours of police work and even infringes on civil rights. So shouldn’t everyone be asking if

On Thursday of last week, fifteen year old Ricky Henson went missing from Ft. Pierce. Immediately, the media lit up to shine a spotlight on the 190 registered sex offenders and predators living within five miles of the missing teen’s home. News reports noted that the focus was on these individuals in the search for Ricky. As it turns out,