I just returned from speaking at the 2016 Reform Sex Offender Laws (RSOL) National Convention where I learned that 25% of our nation’s 800,000 registered sex offenders are children! That’s right. Two hundred thousand children as young as 10 have been forced to register—many for life—under a failed system of laws designed to protect kids. […]
Things You Need to Know about Sex Offender Registration
Here are 5 things everyone should know about sex offender registration. Most English-speaking countries have sex offender registries; most non-English-speaking countries don’t. Only the US publishes the names, addresses, and crimes of sex offenders—“to make the public aware” while shaming offenders in the tradition of the Scarlet Letter. All other countries restrict information, making it […]
Plight of the Dolphins
If you went on line five years ago to see if there were any sex offenders living in your neighborhood, and recently did the same, you likely noticed that the numbers increased. Why? Where are so many sex offenders coming from? Are there really that many murderers and rapists lurking in our midst? The answer […]