SO registry laws don’t work
According to Professors Meghan M. Mitchell, Kristen M. Zgoba, and Alex R. Piquero in the Tampa Bay Times, those who commit sexual offenses are usually not strangers.
A link is provided to the meta-analysis study of 25 years of findings showing that SORN is not only ineffective but has not reduced sexual recidivism at all.
So why do we have these policies? As a response to fear and outrage over several child murder cases. It is all window-dressing to feel safe.
Our ineffective registry tries to dehumanize individuals, making it more difficult for them to find jobs, secure housing and social support – all needed for a successful reintegration back into society, something that society needs.
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This article needs to be sent to all of Florida’s legislators and the governor. The status quo needs to go should be the message.
I am in total agreement.
Dehumanizing
For the newbies I have been a registrant in Florida for 21 years with 4 more years to go. My crime was non violent a possession charge with probation and adjudication was withheld and no felony.
In many States I would not be a offender. However the State of Florida has decided to strip me of any opportunities, jobs, friends, family all gone. I have been living as a marked man constantly looking over my shoulder. It’s prison without a conviction.
But what the State can’t do is take away your dignity and will power. You must fight your ass off through horrible adversity brought on by overzealous politicians with no clue to the reality of sexual criminality.
JEV
True Confessions
I use a local, on-line, no cost newspaper as one place I get local news. I was amazed when I started reading articles how often the victim knew the accused/convicted. At my count, it is at least 9 out of every 10, if not more. I always make it a point to comment and point out to people it is not the people their children don’t know, it is the ones they see and interact with every day.
You are absolutely correct, Alan.
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network
https://www.rainn.org/statistics/children-and-teens
93% of child victims know the perpetrator.
Even Lauren Book knows this:
https://socialmiami.com/senator-lauren-book-masks-do-not-increase-kidnapping-risk-for-children/
FAC Media
Since they are well aware where abuse could more likely occur, why not put resources into prevention and education. Registry and other restrictions are counterproductive making communities less safe. This country’s leaders make my head spin, but the voters keep voting for these lawmakers.
I always am suspicious when persons like Lauren Book express emotionally inflammatory assertions without supporting references or data. The following was extracted from her article referenced by FAC Media.
“Florida is a hotbed for human trafficking – the third highest trafficking destination in the country, in fact, with half of all victims being children. Human trafficking is the world’s fastest-growing criminal enterprise and is set to outpace drug trafficking.”
Certainly such very explicit assertions, e.g. “third highest”, “half of all victims”, “fastest growing”, should have some verifiable backing. The fact that she supplies no references definitely raises my hyperbole or BS flag.
Veritas.
ED C
They (Meaning everyone who says this) also misquote the false “90%” re-offend rate of all sex offenders.
I finally figured that out. If you are actively offending, then yes, you are a sex offender and therefor re-offending.
A former sex offender would be an “Ex” offender and Hello, STILL a human being, person and citizen even though we are treated worse than Al-Qaeda.
I once heard someone (Can’t remember who it was) the reason we haven’t re-offended was, we just haven’t been caught yet. What a sad excuse of a human is that person. I think I know who it was but cannot pin it to them.
Part of the reason for ” human trafficking becoming the fastest growing criminal enterprise is not because there is more trafficing its because they are calling any and all pay for sex into the term ” trafficking ” since it sounds more horrible then just plain prostitution. I’m sorry but not every person who engages in prostitution is or has been pimped,sold ,kidnapped or forced by someone else to do so. Prostitution is known as the oldest profession this is the first decade to call it ” human trafficing” because the term elicits more outrage from people who don’t know enough to look into what they are being told to see that its really more misinformation to further an agenda of controling the way the masses think so they can enact more and more insane laws and punishments and the masses think they are doing it for they’re benifit not seeing the eroding of our freedom
Tim
Isn’t what the government is doing registrants and our loved ones trafficking? Sure it’s not for sex, however I feel like I’m getting screwed.
branbon , i agree we were and are . And they don’t even offer lube. Him rude ! !
Tim
“Prostitution is known as the oldest profession”
I have to challenge that. I do slightly remember in the Bible it saying something about Adam and Eve running a Starbucks in the Garden of Eden :)~
Alan,
Wherein I Currently Reside, a High School Teacher/Track Coach, Here, Has Been Accused of Molesting High School Boys for Over a 14 Year Period…..The Accusations are Beyond One’s Imagination; Things I never Knew About that May Have Occurred….You Can Google It; It is Best to Not Blab about the Jurisdiction, etc…Anyone Can Google it to Find My Citation….same jurisdiction, wherein ‘they’ allowed a billionaire to do his nastiness!…he later killed himself in jail….
So, Therefore, In the aforementioned cases, etc, The Registry has NO Protection on those that are being Violated…
It has Little to No Value….It is A CONFUSING PENDULUM!
We all know registry laws don’t work. Just like changing the label from “sex offender” to “adults who commit sexual offenses” is supposed to reduce the stigma.
Quit polishing the tu*d .by passing more SO laws. If real and substantial change is going to come, it can only come from men and women not worried about the next election and have the backbone to say “enough”. Let’s follow the research and do what works, not what tickles the ear.
DM
Not everyone on the registry is over 18, so how can a minor be considered an adult who committed a sex crime?
Good article hopefully people with brains read it and start pushing for the right changes