Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
FAC MEMBER REPORT • MILITARY JUSTICE After the Report: Inside the Military’s Push for Accountability A soldier’s firsthand account of the reporting process, with research into the training, funding, and political pressure of 2013–2014 By FAC member • A Personal Account and Documented Research This is not a short read. Many parts of the registry system take time to explain.
Read moreFAC is reaching out today with an invitation worth your attention. Dr. Ethan Marshall, an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Houston-Downtown, is conducting a research study called CAPUT. It examines relationships between behaviors and attitudes, including questions about pornography use, among individuals with a prior sexual offense conviction. The survey takes about 20 minutes to complete
Read moreFollowing our recent Weekly Update about increased enforcement activity in Florida, we’ve received a flood of questions from members asking whether specific events, changes, or circumstances need to be reported to law enforcement. We understand the concern. The registration laws in Florida are complex, often confusing, and subject to varying interpretations. First and foremost, remember this: FAC is not a
Read moreBrothers Restoring Identity, Talents and Engagements (BRITE) is the FAC Men’s Group for Persons Forced to Register (PFR). The group was restarted in January by Don, a key FAC Coordinator in Duval county. Don facilitates the group on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm ET via Zoom. Those without internet access can join by phone and participate in
Read more“I mean I’m cool with them targeting sex offenders tho.” That was a comment on the Wayne County (Ohio) Sheriff’s Office Facebook page in response to a post warning the public about a scam targeting the employers of persons required to register as sex offenders. Hopefully readers of FAC’s forum are familiar with and prepared for the scam call, but
Read moreFrom ACSOL: Please join ACSOL and others in an effort to persuade Etsy to remove anti-registrant merchandise from its website. The merchandise at issue includes messages on clothing and bumper stickers such as “Shoot Your Local Pedophile” and “Dead Pedophiles Don’t Reoffend.” “These and other statements on merchandise incite violence and therefore are not protected by the First Amendment,” stated
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