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A strong review of sex offender litigation in the states

By Douglas A. Berman

Stateline.org has this effective new piece headlined "Lawsuits test crackdown on sex criminals."  The piece essentially previews the broad array of sex offender laws and issues that could be clogging up the dockets of lower courts (and perhaps also the Supreme Court) for years to come.  Here is an excerpt: From California to North Carolina, a flood of litigation has accompanied an expansion in the scope and severity of penalties imposed by local, state and federal lawmakers on those who commit sex crimes. Penalties for molesters and other sex criminals have toughened considerably in recent years and now include execution in at least five states, chemical castration in eight states and the use of technology to monitor offenders? every move in more than half the states...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on April 18, 2008 (boomark / email).