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Paul Heroux, a Massachusetts State Representative, asks the question, do sex offender registries reduce recidivism? He answers the question immediately. No. Or at least that is what the empirical evidence and research on this issue shows. Seems clear enough but Heroux is a lawmaker with a constituency that could turn on him so he tries to hedge his bets. But

Russell Speigle: Man Discovers Sex Offender Is Moving To His Neighborhood, Allegedly Burns Down Home, Arson Sparks Debate Russell Speigle wasn’t too pleased to learn that a sex offender would be moving into his neighborhood. He, along with several other neighbors, reportedly voiced concerns about their fairly awkward new neighbor at a local neighborhood watch meeting, but to no avail.

Oft-cited stats about child abduction puts kidnappers behind every bush. But the numbers are old and frequently mangled, distorting our understanding of genuine risks to children.   As a parent of two young children, it’s my job to keep them healthy, safe, and happy. But I’m not at all worried they’re going to be snatched off the street. Why? Because

The Huffington Post presents an excellent question that everyone should be asking: Do Sex Offender Registries Reduce Recidivism? After all, millions (if not billions) are spent on this list, it requires onerous, if not draconian, obligations on the part of registrants, it consumes countless hours of police work and even infringes on civil rights. So shouldn’t everyone be asking if

On Thursday of last week, fifteen year old Ricky Henson went missing from Ft. Pierce. Immediately, the media lit up to shine a spotlight on the 190 registered sex offenders and predators living within five miles of the missing teen’s home. News reports noted that the focus was on these individuals in the search for Ricky. As it turns out,

Chances are; if you’ve owned an email account in the last decade, you’ve received hundreds of emails from generically named “Barristers” in West African countries informing you that a relative you’ve never heard of died in some horrific and unexpected way and you are the only beneficiary who can extract millions of dollars from the country. The scam, which has