Florida Action Committee (FAC)

Over the past few weeks we’ve posted about the exploding prison population in the United States and how many of the criminal justice measures are not only ineffective but completely contrary to empirical studies on effective management techniques. This spills over to “sex offender” management schemes, which have become the extreme example of counterproductive measures which dangerously make our population

ELKHART — The requirement that 19-year-old Zach Anderson register as a sex offender as part of his conviction for involvement with an underage girl isn’t just a concern for him and his parents, Les and Amanda Anderson. It’s part of a larger movement against what some critics see as indiscriminate and unfair placement of certain offenders on such registries. Vicky Henry,

6/9/15 — ARCADIA, FLa. — There’s only one place in the entire country where violent sexual predators are committed indefinitely that is run by a for-profit company. It’s in Arcadia, Florida – on the outskirts of town, past historic buildings and rows of antique stores that tourists often visit. Despite receiving a state award for cost effectiveness, some national civil

We warned that it could happen. If authorities are allowed to probe into the lives of sex offenders without restriction under the theory that it’s being done “to protect the children”, the scope would soon be broadened to allow the microscope to be shoved into the asses of non-registrants too. Case in point; Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd (“King of

This weekend’s LA Times featured a story, “Duggar scandal: What should parents do if a child touches a sibling?” which gives a road map for what a parent should do if one child touches another inappropriately. Dr. Karen Kay Imagawa, director of the Audrey Hepburn CARES Center at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, which offers services for suspected victims of child