Video: Sex Offender Recidivism Risk: Not what you think.
Dr. Hanson speaks about recidivism data and desistance.
Read moreThe Hypocrisy of Calling the Sex Offender Registry ”Civil and Non-Punitive”
Weekly Update #132 Dear Members and Advocates: When something is vague, it’s imprecise. It has no clear definition or meaning. It can be understood by different people in different ways. Criminal laws are required to state explicitly and definitely what conduct is punishable. Otherwise, the laws are said to be “void for vagueness” under the due process clauses of the
Read moreFearless Group
There is Fearless Group starting in Florida and you are invited to participate. This is a peer-led support program that has been offered by NARSOL affiliates in other states. With the leadership of a key volunteer in the Tampa area, FAC members can now participate, too. The program is aimed specifically at providing a supportive community for persons who are required
Read moreSex offenders at Moose Lake protest harsh conditions after deaths from COVID-19
A group of sex offenders at a northern Minnesota treatment center is refusing to attend therapy sessions, while others are wearing black clothing as a show of solidarity, amid growing unrest after three men housed there died and scores more were sickened by the novel coronavirus. The acts of defiance were organized to call attention to what offenders see as
Read moreVirginia bill would end civil commitment of sex offenders
Two Virginia Democratic lawmakers are spearheading a push to repeal a decades-old law that allows the state to hold certain sex offenders at psychiatric facilities indefinitely after their criminal sentences if they are deemed “sexually violent predators.” Critics say civil commitment laws are fundamentally unfair and violate the constitutional prohibition against punishing someone twice for the same crime. Supporters counter
Read moreREMINDER: SCAM ALERT
A member in Duval shared the below. Please remember, if you receive a call from someone claiming to be in law enforcement it’s likely a scam. The latest twist is they are asking for the person’s Social Security number. With a name, address, date of birth and now Social Security Number it is very easy for scammers to commit identity
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