Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
In the news; a missing 16 year old Tampa girl is suspected of being with a registered sex offender. This is another example of the need for actuarial risk assessments to be used to determine the risk level of the almost 70,000 in the Florida registry. We MUST start distinguishing the low risk offenders from the truly dangerous so that
Read moreBy Georgina M. Schaff On behalf of our 4,000-plus members, the Dakota Reform Sex Offender Laws Family Solutions is asking South Dakota Senate candidates to make this issue a campaign priority. Our mission — promote medical research, legislation and education to provide an empirically based, rational approach to dealing with sexually related offenses and stop the cycle of abuse
Read moreDear Friends, Now is an excellent time to become a member of RSOL (if you haven’t already) and save on your conference registration. Did you know that RSOL annual memberships begin at $20? One fantastic benefit of RSOL membership is that our members pay only $70 for conference registration, which is $30 off the full rate of $100. The savings more than offset
Read moreMilwaukee County Wisconsin, has decided to table enacting a residency restriction. Although the idea seems well intended, the Common Council’s Steering and Rules Committee pointed out several collateral consequences that might actually make the area less safe. Police feared that the 2000 foot proposed restriction would leave registrants with few housing options and prevent them from living with family. This
Read moreSeveral months ago, police in Ft. Meyers issued trespass warnings to homeless sex offenders living in the woods on private land in Ft. Meyers. A week later they evicted the homeless under threat of arrest, even though they had been living there for years without incident and had limited housing options. The encampment of registrants was another consequence of residency
Read moreThe US House of Representatives recently passed a bill that could become law. This bill, referred to as the “International Megan’s Law” will severely impede the ability of registrants to travel internationally. RSOL put out a Position Paper on the issue which raises several valid and important points. It also illustrates how difficult it will become for registrants to travel.
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