Below are two interesting slides from the SMART Conference, which started today.
This slide acknowledges that re-offense rates are low contrary to the “Frightening and High” myth previously used.
This slide acknowledges that not all persons required to register are homogeneous and supervision techniques should vary based on individualized needs.
Took me about an hour and a half to find the PDF of the slides. Very good quality:
https://ncjtc-static.fvtc.edu/resources/RS00009395.pdf
Here’s the resource page:
https://ncjtc.fvtc.edu/Resources
Documents cited as “handouts” are of poorer quality. “Presentation” are the ones you want for PPT quality.
Is there a higher resolution set of these? I wouldn’t mind printing them out, but they come out all bitmapped. Kinda thinking of attending an open house my congressman does this Saturday to stop by and say hi and drop off these and a few other things the FAC has been providing. Nothing confrontational at all – I think he’s a good congressman…
That would definitely be appreciated. The slides are on the Smart Justice Summit’s website. I don’t have the links handy
Additionally, it was admitted that the tens of millions of dollars spent on SORNA (Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act) are spent on data collection and an attempt to link data bases of different states together, yet states collect different data and may not share data (CA). The representatives supporting SORNA at the SMART conference admitted that their goal is NOT to reduce recidivism, or to assist victims, but instead to collect data. The SMART panel admitted that the tens of millions of dollars spent on SORNA have no effect on recidivism or to improve the life for victims. My question for the panel was, “Why should states contribute if they are not receiving a benefit such as lower recidivism rates or assistance to victims?”
Whenever you see the word “Smart” as in “Smart Phone” or “Smart (power) Meter”, “Smart Appliance”, be prepared for the US government to be spying on you. “Smart Phones” tell the government your location and who you are with. “Smart Appliances” report back to the government exactly how often and what time you use your dishwasher or air conditioner. The money spent on SORNA will not end up reducing recidivism rates but may allow for an infrastructure to be used by the FBI and ALEC members like Charles and David Koch to spy on political candidates who oppose goals of ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council). ALEC partners legislatures (who receive political contributions) with companies such as private prisons and prison vendors such as Keefe and Securus to pass laws to increase sentences for prisoners because Keefe can sell more coffee and sweet rolls to prisoners if they serve more time and Securus can sell more phone calls to prisoners if they do more time.
These admissions by the SMART panel are incredible and revealing. It’s as if they lack awareness that government surveillance of private citizens, including the least popular ones, is a delicate matter.
The recidivism stats are still misrepresented because, on the first slide, the recidivism rates include arrests.
supervision techniques? Supervision is punishment, is it not?
Would you happen to know if any government or law enforcement from Florida were present at the gathering?
Gail is up there and will report back after the event. Undoubtedly there are many.
I met a probation officer from North Florida at a break out session. Interestingly enough, at that session it was revealed that if a sex offender is planning on retiring to NM in 20 years, he/she should establish residency there now, move back to his home state and then when it is time to retire, the 20 year mandatory time on the registry would be completed.
There was a litigation attorney from Winter Park Florida, Elizabeth Yerkes, who was chosen to speak at the session “Case Law on Sex Offender Registration”. Ms. Yerkes is Associate General Counsel in the Offender and Registration Department of Tallahassee, Florida.
I am sure it was no accident that representatives were chosen from the two poles of quality for sex-offender laws. Well written laws from Massachusetts were presented by 16-year veteran attorney, Elisha Willis from the Sex Offender Registry Board of Salem, MA. Ms. Willis was well spoken and well prepared. Ms. Willis mentioned that in the commonwealth of MA, RSO laws include a risk-assessment hearing to determine placement of the RSO into one of three-tiers of risk. At the lowest risk level, the RSO’s information is not available to the public. At the lowest level, registration can be done by mail once per year. At higher levels, registration must be done in person, and more frequently.
Ms, Yerkes presentation was about half as long. Ms, Yerkes presented that there were two tiers in Florida: “sex offender” and “sexual predator”. Instead of a risk assessment hearing, the RSO is placed into these categories entirely based on the charge even if the judge is presented with a mountain of evidence indicating a greater or lesser risk of another offense. Additionally Ms, Yerkes presented that there were no state residency restrictions in the state of Florida. FAC representative, Gail, was able to school Ms. Yerkes of the laws she missed failed to read up on. Ms Yerkes LinkedIn page, indicates she passed the bar exam in Florida and Washington DC and that she graduated with a BA from George Washington University in Washington DC. Interestingly enough her LinkedIn page does not list her major at George Washington University or any mention of her ever attending law school. https://www.linkedin.com/in/elisabeth-yerkes-8622477b/
Really grateful to have alert and aware FAC volunteers keeping the rest of us informed like this. Saves the rest of us on airfare!
It would appear that Jerks is an FDLE shill.
Thanks to FAC volunteers for attending. And good on the SMART conference for paying attention to the evidence. That’s better than I expected.