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Original ArticleView the PDF documentKelly Richards ISSN 1836-2206 Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology, September 2011Abstract: Sexual offending against children is a highly emotive issue. It is nonetheless important that public policy...

Original ArticleThis study linked below is a national study, not just for Texas.06/24/2013AMARILLO - A nationwide survey found that the Clements Unit, a men's prison in Amarillo, has the highest rate of inmates reporting that they were pressured...

The rate at which those convicted of sex crimes against children go on to commit other crimes after being convicted is 20 percent, according to a report released Wednesday by the Vermon...

Yet another report showing low re-offense rates for ex-sex offenders.

Original ArticleDoesn't surprise us one bit. It's not a "justice" system, it's an INjustice system!08/29/2013By Radley BalkoI've previously written about the cognitive bias problem in state crime labs. This is the bias that can creep into the wo...

Original Article09/04/2013By Karen Franklin, Ph.D.Reported predictive validity higher in studies by an instrument's designers than by independent researchers The use of actuarial risk assessment instruments to predict violence is becoming more a...

Original Article07/18/2013By Karen Franklin, Ph.D.Other new research finds further flaws with actuarial methods in forensic practice At least three out of every four men being indefinitely detained as Sexually Violent Predators in Minnesota woul...

Original ArticleDiigo Post Excerpt: Mass incarceration of American youth is actually making the country's crime problem worse, according to a new study of Chicago youth incarceration. The study, conducted by Anna Aizer of Brown University and Jo...

The technological phenomenon of "sexting" has seen such a dramatic increase in popularity that it is now defined in the Merriam Webster Dictionary: "the sending of sexually explicit messages or images by cell phone." Moreover, if you ask a high school student to describe sexting, you may be surprised to hear it is a social norm. In a 2009 survey conducted by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen & Unplanned Pregnancy, twenty percent of teens said they had sexted. That number has since increased to over twenty-five percent. What these students and many others do not know is that sexting could land them on a sex offender registry for life. As a result, their names and reputations could forever be ruined by the simple push of a computer key, or touch of an iPhone.

Original Article08/12/2013By Paul HammelLINCOLN - A newly released study (PDF) questions whether public safety has improved because of a four-year-old state law that requires all sex offenders to be listed on a public website. The law, known as ...

Original ArticleBy Charles MontaldoStudies Find They May Not Increase Public Safety Laws requiring sex offenders to register with law enforcement and notifying the public of their location may make us feel safer, but two scientific studies of th...

Original ArticleI hope this includes adult prisons where this happens as well?08/15/2013By PATRICK YEAGLE Following a federal report showing high rates of sex abuse in Illinois' youth prisons, the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice is movin...

Original ArticleWith the rate that sex offender laws change, keep that in mind, since this study is from 2009.August 1, 2009By Brenda V. SmithAbstract:This publication is part of a larger scholarly project and one in a series that aims to create...

Original ArticleAbstract: Sex offenders have become the targets of some of the most far-reaching and novel crime legislation in the U.S. Two key innovations in recent decades have been registration and notification laws which, respectively, requ...

Original Article10/03/2013Risk assessment tools used to predict prisoner re-offending are no more accurate than tossing a coin when it comes to psychopaths, according to new research from Queen Mary University of London. The researchers say the ...

Jill Levenson Original Article12/04/2013Abstract: The purpose of this study was to better understand transient (homeless) sex offenders in the context of residence restriction laws. Using the entire population of registered sex offenders (RSOs)...

Original ArticleDoesn't surprise us one bit! This is what happens when corruption and greed infest the "justice" system.08/29/2013By Paul Hamaker Daniel Murrie of the University of Virginia and Marcus Boccaccini at Sam Houston State University p...

Original Article10/13/2013By Keith EdwardsAUGUSTA - Sex offenders are the only type of criminal with their own registry so the public can keep an eye on them, so they must be the most likely to commit more crimes, right?Wrong. Contrary to the se...

Fragile Flower Original Article10/27/2013By Karen Franklin, Ph.D. Dan Montaldi's words were prophetic.Speaking to Salon magazine last year, the former director of Florida's civil commitment program for sex offenders called innovative rehabilita...

Original Article12/22/2013This is by far the most extensive article ever written about registries. Worth reading. (PDF) Contrary to popular belief, offender registries are not a recent phenomenon. Offender registries are government-controlled sy...