Should children of online sex offenders receive more support?

“John” is a convicted sex offender. “Ava” is his daughter. She was only told about her father’s crimes weeks after his arrest. But the impact of those crimes could last a lifetime. Online sex offenders receive counselling as part of their rehabilitation, as do their victims. However, there is currently no support for the families of those perpetrators – despite

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Operation: Obvious Trap (aka “How Are People Still Falling for This?”)

Another day, another sting. This time it’s “Operation Rabbit Hole”, which was part of “Operation Safe Summer,” brought to you by a Multi-Agency Task Force of: TPD, FDLE, HSI, FBI, BBQ, TLC, LMNOP—you get the idea. These headlines are a daily occurrence across the United States. People walking headfirst into an online conversation with someone who claimed to be underage

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Reminder: Scams targeting registrants continue

Every so often we like to refresh our reminder that there are scammers out there using the sex offender registry to target people. Today the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Hinds County (Mississippi) Sheriffs Office posted warnings that scammers impersonating law enforcement officers are calling people on the registry and demanding money in order to remove warrants against them.

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Member Submission: Custody, Rehabilitation, and the Burden That Remains

Custody is a term we often associate with children or legal guardianship, but it extends beyond those common uses. To be in someone’s custody means to be under their care, control, and legal responsibility. Most of us live in our own custody—we control our choices, our schedules, and our futures. But for those who are incarcerated, that custody is taken

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Naturalized citizens at risk of being deported

People who were born outside the United States but became naturalized as a US Citizen are now at risk of “denaturalization”. Denaturalization is the revocation of United States citizenship of a naturalized immigrant by the U.S. government. Historically this process has only been enforced against individuals who lied on immigration application or committed fraud in relation to their application to

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