The effectiveness of Sex Offender Registration and Notification: A meta-analysis of 25 years of findings
This study looked at 25 years of Sex Offender Registration and Notification (SORN) evaluations and their effects on recidivism. Results were looked at from 18 research articles which included 474,640 formerly incarcerated individuals. This is the first study to ever use a meta-analysis of SORN’s effectiveness on recidivism, combining statistical results of numerous studies into one comprehensive study of SORN.
It is now 25 years since Megan’s Law was passed.
Some of the conclusions from this study:
- SORN policies demonstrate NO effect on recidivism.
- This finding holds important policy implication given the widespread adoption and growing list of penalties related to SORN.
- SORN policies may prove to be more harmful than helpful.
- Resources need to be allocated to focusing only on the high-risk individuals.
- It is time to make empirically informed decisions, not ones based on emotions.
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THANK YOU FAC FOR POSTING THIS
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS WAITING FOR
THANKS!
No effect on recidivism huh? Wow. That’s frightening and high.
Disgusted
Yes, we should all be ashamed of ourselves for ruining their study.
I’d like to see this study with a compare/contrast study done on how these types of laws helps to keep one in political office… I bet they are polar opposite.
These SORN laws are specifically designed as “doomed to fail.” The powers that be WANT you to fail and be incarcerated because every warm body in prison equals more federal dollars.
One great step for mankind !! 🙂
How would someone go about getting this to Gus Bilirakis or even DeSantis? I doubt it would bo anything.
Yes and the most stressful holiday for many of us is right around the corner. I am referring to Halloween. We all know why. Regardless if you have a charge involving a minor, it does not matter, we ALL get thrown into the same pool of degenerates.
I had a neighbor once say to me “You are ruining trick or treating by living here”. REALLY? Your kids play by my house all hours of the day and night but on one day of the year I magically become the boogyman? How about this, I do not participate in Halloween anyway and there are numerous other homes on the street, knock yourself out.
How do these people get all would up? Well the registry and even more so now with the Nextdoor app or website. Also seems to create a problem that doesn’t exist except in your minds.
CherokeeJack
I had someone tell me I was a boogeyman because I was born in October. My birthday is 30 days from Halloween and I laughed saying I’ll always have my costume. He got hit with a sex offense a few years ago and I said, who’s the boogeyman now?
DeSantis already understands that registry laws are popular.
We have an FAC member who has been sending DeSantis information on a regular basis. DeSantis has been quoted as saying he is satisfied with the status quo on anything that has to do with Florida’s criminal legal system.
Lest anyone forget: It’s not a justice system. It’s a legal system. And it’s a system where money and connections are frequently more important than justice and fairness.
TS
AMEN! and Ain’t that the truth my friend.
Reminds me of a man named Justice. Buford T. Justice to be exact. A lawman with the name justice who was as crooked as an S shaped creek. Last I heard, he was still hunting down that Bandit.
Snowman and Fred better watch themselves with Buford’s mountain of evidence. I bet his patrol
Car looks like something Fred Flintstone would drive. Junior put the evidence in the car. He probably would of been a constitutional sheriff always on hot pursuit.
Media
Does the Governor even have the power to over ride the Florida Legislators ? He is bucking to be the next President of the United States so doubt he is going to put that in jeopardy by going easy on Criminals.