Evidence Based Practices April 2014
This summary is intended to assist our activist groups to become familiar with current literature in our efforts to inform policy and assist in the creation of smarter legislation.
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Registry A Tool For Humiliation
The following is an excerpt of a letter to the editor that was published in the Missourian and written by Vicky Henry, President of Women Against Registry (W.A.R.): “The punitiveness of our sex offender laws, registry and restrictions are totally unsupported by any empirical evidence. It destroys marriages, creates homelessness and perpetuates joblessness by listing the employer and address. If
Read moreIs Our Approach to Sex Offender Risk and Policy on the Mark?
Source By Michelle Beshears, professor of criminal justice at American Military University Sex offender registration laws and policies appear to have been based on popular misconceptions regarding sex offenders. That is, law and policy were based on the premise that ALL sex offenders are a danger to society, a danger to children, strangers to their victims, and likely to reoffend
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An Introduction And Invitation
We are an organization of citizens, concerned about Sex Offender issues and policies in Florida. Reacting to public hysteria following isolated and heinous events, legislators’ enacted broad reaching, and well-meaning legislation intended to protect the public. Unfortunately it fails to do exactly that. The cost to Florida tax payers is not only millions of dollars annually, but includes profound human
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NEWS RELEASE: National Experts Call for Sex Offender Law Reform
McSorley, a Democratic who serves on the New Mexico Senate Judiciary Committee, has a long-standing reputation for taking on tough issues with a bent to finding solutions. Back in May, for example, legislation he sponsored took a bite out of public corruption, mandating the repayment of salaries and forfeiture of state pension benefits by elected officials found guilty of corruption
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Stop Wasting Tax Dollars on Lifetime Registrations of Non-Violent Citizens
Please Help Fund Our Motive Florida Action Committee (FAC) supports evidence-based policies that are focused on restoration of people to their communities in a responsible way. This includes pretrial diversion programs for first time, low risk, non-violent offenders, and second chances for those who do their time and have not recidivated. FAC advocates for treatment and sentencing guidelines appropriate to
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