Dr. Alissa Ackerman launches Restorative Justice site

Dr. Alissa Ackerman, who was the guest speaker on last month’s member call, a professor at California State University, one of the most prolific researchers on sex offender policy and practices and a pioneer in restorative justice has launched Ampersands Restorative Justice, a site dedicated to the human-centered approach to repairing and preventing harm (in this case, sexual harm). Dr.

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Special IDs for Sex Offenders: Safety Measures or Scarlet Letters?

The Supreme Court will soon consider whether to hear a First Amendment challenge to a Louisiana law that required driver’s licenses to identify sex offenders. According to a Louisiana law, people convicted of sex crimes must use driver’s licenses with the words ‘sex offender’ in large orange letters below their photos. It can make everyday encounters – with bank tellers,

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The Scamming Continues

Yesterday we got 3 notifications that they were scam targets. One would think that with enough complaints the FDLE would take measures to track these scammers down, but apparently they don’t. This was from a member: I wanted to let you know about a scam that has been targeting registrants. Recently I got a call from someone pretending to be

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