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Sex Offender Residency Restrictions Popular Despite Ineffectiveness

By Corey Rayburnyung

According to an interesting newspaper piece, although research shows that residency restrictions on sex offenders inhibits rehabilitation, new restrictions are being enacted across the country. From The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:Despite research that shows sex offender residency requirements actually hamper the rehabilitation of offenders, jurisdictions across the country continue to pass them, including Allegheny County last year. Experts say the laws, which prohibit convicted sex offenders from living within a certain distance of schools, day care centers and parks, also don't work to help cut down on recidivism. These types of residency restrictions have been passed in at least 30 states and thousands of municipalities nationwide. Even as prosecutors, criminal justice researchers and child advocates say they don't work, parents and legislators continue to push for the tough laws...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on October 27, 2008 (boomark / email).