Psychology Today: Do Sex Offenders Have A Mental Illness?

NOTE: As we’ve come to know from Smith v. Doe, Psychology Today is a lay magazine that will pretty much print anything. The following article was published in Psychology Today. Sexual offenders have been despised in all cultures and the thought of release to settled neighborhoods is frightening. Although parameters around released sex offenders are put in place there is

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AU: Inside an innovative program helping sex offenders reintegrate into society – and why it works

In recent years, the biggest increases in Australia’s prison population have come from people convicted of sexual offences. From 2017-18, this segment of the prison population increased by 10%. The following year, it was up again by 7%. As a corollary, more and more sexual offenders are being released from prisons back to our communities. Understandably, a great deal of

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N.H. court sides with sex offender who hired minor

A registered sex offender did not break the law by hiring a 16-year-old boy to work for his landscaping business, the New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled Friday. Edward Proctor was convicted in 2017 under a law prohibiting certain sex offenders from undertaking employment or volunteer services involving the care, instruction or guidance of children. According to court documents, he hired

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8th Circuit Deems Failure to Register a “Crime of Moral Turpitude”

The US Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit ruled yesterday that Failure to Register as a Sex Offender constitutes a crime of moral turpitude. In Bakor v. Barr, the Petitioner, a permanent resident of the United States, challenges his deportation back to his native country. Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Attorney General may remove an alien “who

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OH: People With Sex Offenses Risk Health For In-Person Registration

Even as most Ohioans are encouraged to stay home during the coronavirus pandemic, people convicted of sexual offenses are still required to register in person. Some Ohio counties and even nearby states have waived that in-person requirement, but most, including Franklin County, have not. “So we are crossing over to the records department here in Franklin County where they make

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Must Listen: Michigan Legislature Legislation Testimony

Testimony is from 41:30 to the end at 2:10(90 minutes) Some highlights… Dr. Jill Levinson 55:50-1:13 (Clin. Psychologist/researcher) Miriam Aukerman 1:20-1:28 (ACLU attorney) Jessica Zimbelman 1:28-1:33 (Public Def. Office) Brian Forett 1:38- (Registrant—family effects) Kim Anderson 1:44- 1:48 (Parent of registrant, awesome!) Christan Burgess 1:48-1:51 ( Survivor and wife of registrant) Cory Bast 1:55- (Registrant…for writing a letter(25 years!) Vicky

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UPDATED: Lawsuit seeks to secure right under RLUIPA to continue ministry for registered sex offenders.

Noel Sterett, a religious liberty attorney and partner at the law firm Dalton & Tomich, filed a lawsuit today against Wakulla County, Florida on behalf of City Walk – Urban Mission. The lawsuit seeks to secure City Walk’s right to continue its transition home ministry, which some in the County oppose because it is open to registered sex offenders. “Because

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