Study: Registries Obscure Sexual Recidivism Risk
A study, currently under review, concludes that registries obscure sexual recidivism risk. The citation to the study is: Hanson, R. Karl, German Marquez Alcala, and J. J. Prescott. “UNDER REVIEW (submitted July 7, 2025, to Psychology, Public Policy, and Law).
The conclusion is: There is no evidence,however, that current public sex offender registries contribute to community safety. One reason they do not work as intended is that they fail to identify people at an elevated risk of sexual offending. Although some people with a sexual offending history present a significant risk for sexual recidivism, registries contain many, perhaps mostly, very low risk individuals because registration periods are very long. Furthermore, the public likely cannot differentiate high-risk from very low-risk cases using registry information (e.g., vague descriptions of crimes, such as
“Criminal Sexual Conduct III”). If registries have any hope of contributing to community safety, we need dedicated programs of research that carefully consider the types of individuals and information to include on registries and how this information could be effectively communicated to the public. In the meantime, those concerned with reducing the risk of sexual recidivism should privilege active interventions that address criminogenic needs and policies that promote the orderly reintegration of registrants as law-abiding members of prosocial communities.
A link to the study is below.
Hanson et al (2025) REGISTRIES OBSCURE SEXUAL RECIDIVISM RISK
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Oh look here, Mr. Static-99 has a new study out which says what PFRs, et al have been saying for ages. This needs to be filed with cases challenging the law today on the registry and its population.
This fact has been known for many years. Hopefully this study will shift some legislators’ mindsets.
Karl Hanson is one of the few individuals in the business of responding to sexual offenses whom I respect. He doesn’t make a name for himself at our expense.
Now if we could get the state legislature/politburo to read these findings……
Need to send this Study to Legislators, News Media, Example CNN, Fox News and 60 Minutes. We need to make this guy Famous!
How does a person get info to these news programs? Sent some info to 60 minutes never got a response???