News & Updates

Below are two interesting slides from the SMART Conference, which started today. This slide acknowledges that re-offense rates are low contrary to the “Frightening and High” myth previously used. This slide acknowledges that not all persons required to register are homogeneous and supervision techniques should vary based on individualized needs.  

In addition to some of the other presentations posted by ACSOL from their conference, was Guy Hamilton-Smith’s presentation, “The Advantage of Adversity”. We included some of the presentations from lawyers and academics in a separate post earlier today, but thought Guy’s presentation was worthy of distinction in it’s own post. Those among our population who are able to turn this

While it’s no substitute for participating in the conference in person, the Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws has generously made their videos available for viewing to those who could not attend. Anyone who can attend next year’s conference, should attend. More videos are available at ACSOL’s YouTube Channel

Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who lived here in Florida, died yesterday at the age of 99. Although he was Republican appointed, Stevens emerged as the Supreme Court’s leading liberal during his nearly 35 years on the SCOTUS bench. In 2002’s ACLU v. Ashcroft, he wrote in a dissenting opinion that “[a]s a parent, grandparent, and great-grandparent”, he

Spectrum posted an article today asking the question; “Many first-time sex offenders on the spectrum may not understand the laws they break. How should their crimes be treated?” Many autistic individuals become embroiled in the criminal justice system because they commit offenses without understanding the implications of their actions or the law. Often these are sexual offenses. The consequences are

Lawmakers are using “stranger danger” myths to keep almost a million Americans out of work and on the verge of homelessness. Following are some excerpts from a GREAT article in the Huffington Post Winters is a member of an expanding and invisible American underclass. In 1994, when Congress passed the first sex offender registration law, the list was reserved for