At the same time, more and more serious studies are showing that registration such as this is a waste of time and money, tax payer money, to be more precise.
I cannot help commenting on this post by Corey at SexCrimes. The new and improved federal sex offender website is getting a ton of hits every day, apparently. According to the press release, posted by Mr. Young on his blog, the purpose is now not the protection of our children, but to protect "communities from coming into contact with" the target population. Here's Assistant AG Sedgewick:
"NSOPW provides the public with information to protect themselves, their families and their communities from coming into contact with registered sex offenders," said Jeffrey L. Sedgwick, Assistant Attorney General for OJP.
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Two very important articles. We really need insight into the sex offender laws. So I'll post the links to them here.
The first, "Sex Offender Expert Offers Coping Advice"
http://cfcoklahoma.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=284:sex-offender-expert-offers-coping-advice&catid=38:news-articles&Itemid=80
The second, "Residency limits on sex offenders questioned." Patty Wetterling, was the keynote speaker.
http://cfcoklahoma.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=280%3Aresidency-limits-on-sex-offenders-questioned&catid=37%3Alatest-news&Itemid=1
I just came across two very important articles. We really need insight into the sex offender laws. So I'll post the links to them here.
The first, "Sex Offender Expert Offers Coping Advice"
http://cfcoklahoma.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=284:sex-offender-expert-offers-coping-advice&catid=38:news-articles&Itemid=80
The second, "Residency limits on sex offenders questioned." Patty Wetterling, was the keynote speaker.
http://cfcoklahoma.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=280%3Aresidency-limits-on-sex-offenders-questioned&catid=37%3Alatest-news&Itemid=1
If the links don't work, just copy and paste into your browser.
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