With more sex offenders, probation officers want more money

Florida Sex Offender News With an increase in some of the state’s most dangerous sex offenders living outside of prisons and on probation, some of the state officers assigned to watch them have asked the Legislature for a raise to keep the most experienced on board. As of last month, 1,812 community supervision officers with the Florida Department of Corrections watched 166,966 people

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Dr. William Samek in Miami Herald on Why Men Misbehave

South Florida Psychologist William Samek’s op-ed; “Why Do Men Sexually Misbehave? It Feels So Good” was featured in yesterday’s Miami Herald. Samek is well recognized in the treatment community. It’s worth a read ____ People see sexual misbehavior as binary: a person is either a good person (innocent) or a pervert (guilty). It’s not that simple. Sexual misbehavior occurs on

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Sex scandals wreaking havoc on Florida politics

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Democratic Party chairman resigned Friday in shame. A Republican state senator faces possible expulsion for sexual harassment. The state Senate’s top Democratic leader abruptly stepped down after admitting an extramarital affair with a lobbyist. Even amid the flood of sexual misconduct revelations that have rocked state capitals across the country, the nation’s biggest swing state has

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