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The U.S. government says it’s frustrated that Ottawa refuses to routinely notify Washington when Canadians convicted of sexual offences against children travel to the United States, noting that it alerts Canada when the same class of American offenders are heading here. The Americans say Canada cites federal privacy law as the reason. RCMP Staff-Sergeant Alain Gagnon, manager of the National

It’s hard not to get emotional about child sexual abuse. The thought of anyone hurting a child in this way is so egregious that it’s no wonder society has thrown its support behind a robust criminal justice response, including lengthy prison sentences and the registration and public notification of people convicted of this type of sex crime. But what happens

Winter weather brought Thomas Pauli’s death but the real cause was draconian laws that drive people into poverty, homelessness and hopelessness.  Thomas had a serious scrape with the law many years back and paid a price, serving 11 years in prison.  All that might have moved to the rear view mirror but this was a sex offense.  Special laws apply

Both Sides Now By Don and Grover “To change society for the better, we must seek common ground with those who disagree with us. We do so by comprehending fully what they are saying, and finding points of agreement. Then we can work for consensus. Permanent change is not accomplished like a boxing match, in which the winner delivers the

Amy Dickinson is a newspaper columnist who writes the syndicated advice column Ask Amy.  She has also appeared as a social commentator on ABC’ s Good Morning America and NBC’s The Today Show. Ms. Dickinson recently made some disturbing comments in her column: “Failure to register as a convicted sex offender is a serious crime in every state.” Anyone on

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Thank you to ACSOL for sharing this event. Dr. Lisa Anne Zilney will give a Zoom lecture on her book, Impacts of Sex Crime Laws on the Female Partners of Convicted Offenders: Never Free of Collateral Consequences (Routledge, 2020). This event will be Wednesday, February 23 at 9:30 AM Pacific Time, 12:30 PM Eastern time. To attend, email Dr. Emily Horowitz

Saying something is true does not make it so. And saying it louder does not make it truer. But such is the legislative posture behind modern day sex offense registration laws that punish those who commit sex crimes because of entrenched myths that overstate the laws’ positive impact on public safety and exaggerate recidivism rates of offenders. And it is

An undercover sting operation by Cincinnati Police has resulted in multiple arrests of people accused of having sex in city parks. Mt. Airy Forest was targeted by the sting due to the high number of people engaging in sexual acts there over the last few years, according to Fraternal Order of Police President Sgt. Dan Hils. “Don’t come to our

Doe v. Settle U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Case No. 20-1951 Opinion and decision filed Jan. 28, 2021 https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/201951.P.pdf Another victory for endless punishment. So while Doe may have felt lucky to only be charged with indecent liberties, given the potential for a lower prison sentence, that plea ended up condemning him to worse treatment on the